On the evening of 24 November 1991, about 24 hours after issuing the statement, Mercury died at the age of 45 at his home in Kensington.
Večer 24. novembra 1991, niečo cez 24 hodín potom, ako vydal toto vyhlásenie, Mercury vo veku 45 rokov vo svojom dome v Kensingtone zomrel.