'Freddie Mercury Close': London street named after Queen singer
The unveiled sign to rename a street in Feltham "Freddie Mercury Close" is seen in Greater London, Britain, February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
A street in the London suburb where Freddie Mercury lived as a teenager was renamed Freddie Mercury Close on Monday at a ceremony attended by the late Queen frontman's sister.
Their family moved to Feltham in west London after fleeing the revolution in Zanzibar in 1964.
Local authorities agreed to rename part of Hanworth Road - the address of the headquarters of the World Zoroastrian Organization. Mercury was born a Zoroastrian and practiced the ancient religion as a child.
People pose for a picture under the unveiled sign to rename a street in Feltham "Freddie Mercury Close", in Greater London, Britain February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
The family actually lived a short walk away at 22 Gladstone Avenue. That site was marked with a blue plaque in 2016.
Mercury died in 1991 aged 45 due to complications from AIDS. The Mercury Phoenix Trust, a charity set up after his death, supports projects fighting HIV and AIDS worldwide.
People gather around the unveiled sign during a ceremony to rename a street in Feltham "Freddie Mercury Close", in Greater London, Britain February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
(Reporting by Elizabeth Howcroft; editing by Andrew Heavens)
Kashmira Bulsara, sister of the late singer Freddie Mercury and Mayor of Hounslow Tony Louki gather under the unveiled sign during a ceremony to rename a street in Feltham "Freddie Mercury Close", in Greater London, Britain February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Henry NichollsKashmira Bulsara, sister of the late singer Freddie Mercury, reacts during the ceremony to rename a street in Feltham "Freddie Mercury Close", in Greater London, Britain February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Henry NichollsThe unveiled sign to rename a street in Feltham "Freddie Mercury Close" is seen in Greater London, Britain, February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Henry NichollsKashmira Bulsara, sister of the late singer Freddie Mercury, and Mayor of Hounslow Tony Louki unveil a new sign during a ceremony to rename a street in Feltham "Freddie Mercury Close", in Greater London, Britain February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Henry NichollsKashmira Bulsara, sister of the late singer Freddie Mercury and Mayor of Hounslow Tony Louki (back) gather under the unveiled sign during a ceremony to rename a street in Feltham "Freddie Mercury Close", in Greater London, Britain February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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