Freddie Mercury's lover Jim Hutton dead at 60

If you were gay and can remember any of the 70's you knew who Freddie Mercury was of the band Queen.  Even if it was not your music style, his story was somewhat riveting and now another part of it has come full circle with his last partner passing away on New Year's Day.  Ms T

The gay lover and life partner of the late and great singer  Freddie Mercury passed away last week.  Jim Hutton had lived with former Queen singer and flamboyant Freddie  Mercury for six years prior to the singer’s death from an AIDS-related illness in 1991.

Jim Hutton died at his home on New Year’s Day from complications from the battle he’d been fighting against cancer  in his last few years.   He was aged  60.  Hutton  had  worked as Mercury’s hairdresser and the singer left him  £500,000 and a plot of land in his will.

Jim Hutton had also tested positive for HIV in 1990 but, at the time he kept the news of his status a secret from many including  Mercury himself.   However,  he later told him shortly before the singer passed away.

Hutton was buried on Sunday in Bennekerry, Ireland,  on what would have been his 61st birthday.

Thanks to Jason Shaw – Brighton, England for this article.