Freddie himself gave us the answer re Mary Austin/Jim/Phoebe etc.

I don’t want to stir up things but when I read other comments on whether Freddie loves Mary or Jim more, and also how Jim/Phoebe were upset that they had to move out of Freddie’s home so quickly, I just don’t understand how this is even a discussion !

1. I am sure Freddie did love Jim, but if he loved him more than Mary, he would have left him Garden Lodge etc. Instead, he left him the same amount as his secretary and cook. Not even a little more ! I am not saying he didn’t love him but he was under no illusions that this was the great love of his life. Even though Jim stuck by him unlike many of his other lovers, he was there to fulfill a function at that point.

2. If Freddie wanted Jim and Phoebe to stick around in Garden Lodge, it would have been stayed in the will. Simple. And why would they want to hang around? It’s not respectful that they would want to overstay. I understand a month or so but you gotta leave. Have some self-respect. It’s crazy that they are offended. Did they think they’re just gonna live there with Mary and her baby?

Freddie gave us the answers to these questions in his will. If he had wanted something done, he would have stated it there. If he loved somebody more, he would have left them more. And why didn’t Jim get his ashes? It’s so clear who he ultimately trusted.

I have not chosen a Mary Austin camp, just stating clear facts.

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although I don't got anything for the 2nd reason I can give a few possible reasons for the 1st one

Freddie and Mary had known each other for over 20 years by that point and Mary had 2 kids that Freddie probably thought should grow up in a bigger home

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Pokemaniacjunk thanks for your answer, we can all just speculate after all, but I am sure Mary wasn’t living in a shack at that point and her kids would have had even more than they would ever need. Also, she had a partner, or father of her kids, I’m sure Freddie wasn’t thinking about him either. In fact, despite that that dude would be living in his dahling Garden Lodge, he still left it to her.
No, Garden Lodge was a purely emotional decision, it was his baby along with his kitties. And he left it to the (platonic) love of his life.

HelloDelilah (I had I inserted a hive five emoji, but didn’t realize those don’t work on here) ! x

When was the will written? That might well have some bearing on its contents.

Also, it's occurred to me he might've thought the estate too much of a burden on Jim.

money doesn't equal love

For a lot of women it does.

Martin Packer, he knew he wasn’t well and was with Jim for a long while. If he had wanted to, he would he changed his will for sure.

Mariah Carey I agree it doesn’t. But Garden Lodge is pure love dahling.

Surprised the Fake Mary account hasn't commented on this yet.

Freddie knew Jim was HIV+ and likely thought he wouldn't have many years left. So, thinking in the long term it would have seemed quite sensible to leave it to Mary. Also, if you think about inheritance tax it doesn't make any sense to leave it to someone who might die in a few years time.

We can't really separate the musical rights from the house since the income from the music makes it possible to run that kind of house. Those rights are a hassle to manage and not something you want to burden a sick man with.

Freddie also might have thought in terms of who his heir's heirs would be. Jim had no children but Mary had two (if memory serves). If the estate would have been divided between Jim's family it would have meant that it would be split into pieces between people Freddie didn't know (at all?). On the other hand he was close to Mary's kids.

If you think it through Mary is the obvious choice as an heir, regardless of whom Freddie loved more (if we want to quantify love).

I don't know if Freddie assumed Jim and co. would live in the house indefinably though I am tempted to jump to that conclusion.

To me, his will is not proof of anything, especially the proof of love.
It's clear that he didn't write the whole text himself.
I think Freddie was sure in Jim's love and Jim was sure in Freddie's love. Their love cannot be seen through money.
If his will never existed what would be the fact as the prove that he loved Mary the most?
I don't understand people who persistently claim that she was the love of his life. If so, why he didn't stay with her? Because he was gay? Or because doesn't loved her in that way? He doesn't loved her as a lover. He loved her just as a friend.
Also, the theory " Mary for love and men just for sex" is pointless because Freddie and Jim stayed to live together as partners and as lovers till the end.
Someone is for Mary, someone is for Jim, to someone it's all the same and completely irrelevant and that is all right. But I don't think his will can be the proof who was the person he loved most.