New Delhi, May 24 -- A new biography of Queen's iconic frontman, Freddie Mercury, has made a stunning revelation - the singer had a secret daughter with whom he maintained a deeply loving relationship until his death in 1991.

Titled Love, Freddie, the book claims that Mercury fathered a child in 1976 during a discreet affair with the wife of one of his close friends. The child, now 48 and known only as B, lives in Europe and works in the medical field.

According to the book, Freddie Mercury was actively involved in his daughter's life and even gave her 17 handwritten journals chronicling his private thoughts and life experiences.

For over three decades, B kept her father's identity and the journals secret, known only to those closest t...