Jim Hutton was the Irishman known as Freddy Mercury’s husband and remained at the side of Queen’s extraordinary frontman until his death of HIV/AIDS on November 24, 1991. Mercury spotted Hutton on the street and thought Hutton resembled the American actor Burt Reynolds and announced “there’s my man!” Many may have expected Jim to have also received some of Mercury’s wealth on his death, which he did. READ MORE: Freddie Mercury only spoke about Jim Hutton ONCE in public but it explains everything Freddie Mercury and Jim Hutton at Live Aid (Image: GETTY) "Freddie taught me love is a quality, not a quantity. You don’t use all your love once and then it's gone. Jim nursed and cared for Freddie and was there by his side when he took his last breath on November 24, 1991. Upon his death, Mercury left Hutton £500,000 as well as a plot of land at Rutland Terrace, Carlow where Hutton built a house. He published a book in 1994, 'Mercury and Me'. He died and was buried in his native Ireland. Hutton recalled that although Freddie had a commanding stage presence, he was a softly spoken man who adored his cats. On November 24 1991, Mercury passed away as a result of Bronchopneumonia as a complication of AIDS. Hutton recalled Mercury’s death vividly: “He was dosed on morphine and in Neverland. He wet himself. Jim Hutton published a book with the title “Mercury and Me” in 1994, which highlighted his relationship with the famous singer Freddie. Freddie Mercury was diagnosed of AIDS in 1987, he kept this away from the public, Freddie once gave the go-ahead to Jim to leave the relationship if he want but he said he loves him and won’t go anywhere. K9Q7QrE. They met in 1983 at the Copacabana, a gay club near Freddie's Kensington home, and kept in touch until they started dating full time in 1985. Hutton was a hairdresser at the Savoy Hotel, not a waiter. Partner of Queen star Freddie buried. The Irish partner of former Queen singer Freddie Mercury was laid to rest, in his native Carlow, yesterday. Jim Hutton, who also worked as a hairdresser for According to the Daily Mirror, the singer’s longtime partner, Jim Hutton, said before his own death in 2010 that he believed that Freddie’s ashes were buried at Mercury’s home — but admitted it was a “riddle.”. Nobody had noticed the plaque in Kensal Green Cemetery, the Daily Mirror reports, because staff did not know that it was there. Often fans confuse actor Jim Hutton’s cause of death with that of Freddie Mercury’s lover Jim. But in reality, those two were completely different people. Actor Jim Hutton died much before Freddie, and his lover started dating. So, before claiming anything, check the facts and learn the truth before believing it. Rock stars like Queen’s Freddie Mercury and David Bowie often seem other-worldly. We put them up on pedestals and often forget that they were only human, just like us. The biography, Mercury & Me is written by the late Jim Hutton, Mercury’s long-time lover, along with journalist Tim Wapshott. While it humanises the great artist, there are

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