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Queen celebrating the last night of the Hot Space tour at Seibu Lyons Stadium, Tokorozawa, Japan, 3 November 1982.
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On the set of Radio Ga Ga, Shepperton Studios, January 1984.
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Freddie Mercury lights up (‘He smoked like a schoolgirl’) on the set of the ‘Radio Ga Ga’ video shoot, Shepperton Studios, January 1984.
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Huge plastic falsies: Freddie Mercury and a make-up assistant, on the set of the video for ‘I Want To Break Free’, Limehouse Studios, London, March 1984.
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Freddie Mercury on the set of ‘our worst video ever’ for ‘It’s A Hard Life’, Munich, 1984.
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‘I have to win people over’: Freddie Mercury grapples with the BBC cameraman, Live Aid, Wembley Stadium.
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Freddie Mercury and Brian May performing ‘Is This The World We Created?’, Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13 July 1985.
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Freddie Mercury with musical collaborator Billy Squier, Sarm East studios, London, 1986.
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Queen get airborne: Freddie Mercury and inflatable friend, Knebworth Park, Stevenage, 9 August 1986.
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One last fling: Freddie Mercury and Brian May, Knebworth Park.
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By royal appointment: Freddie Mercury in crown and ermine, London, 1987.
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A night at the opera: Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé performing Barcelona, 1987.
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Freddie Mercury with Brian May and Roger Taylor, BPI Awards, February 1990.
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