Legendary singer
Freddie Mercury was honored in a special ceremony held in
London
, ahead of his 70th birthday. The
Queen
frontman's home in the suburb of
Feltham
was decorated with a English Heritage Blue Plaque, a historic marker that ties the location with a famous person, reported Entertainment Weekly.
Blue plaques have been put in the English capital for 150 years and currently total over 900. English Heritage, the organization that awards the plaques, only adds a dozen or so each year.
The plaques have become popular tourist destinations. The inscriptions list the honoree's name, date of birth and death, and occupation. Mercury's read, "Freddie Mercury (
Fred Bulsara
) 1946-1991
Singer
and
Songwriter
lived here." The ceremony featured Queen guitarist
Brian May
and Mercury's sister,
Kashmira Cooke
, unveiling the plaque.
Listen to music by Freddie Mercury on Gaana.com"Mum and I are so proud and pleased that English Heritage is honouring our Freddie with a Blue Plaque, and that he will be amongst other famous names forever. Secretly he would have been very proud and pleased too," Cooke said.
Mercury's parents purchased the Feltham, Londonhome in 1964. The musician met May and fellow future Queen bandmate
Roger Taylor
while living there. They formed Queen in 1970.
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