2022---autopsies-of-stars--freddie-mercury--was-the-sordid-detail-that-caused-his-death-forgotten-by-the-pathologist- -

: His decision to keep his diagnosis private until 24 hours before his death to protect his friends and family from media scrutiny.

: Freddie’s official death certificate lists the cause as bronchopneumonia. : His decision to keep his diagnosis private

: The tragic irony that Freddie died just five years before highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was introduced in 1996, which would have made his condition manageable. : His decision to keep his diagnosis private