Freddie Mercury 'marries' Jane Seymour

Witness History

BBC

History, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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On 5 November, 1985 some of the world's top designers and music stars joined together in a special event at London’s Royal Albert Hall to raise money for drought-hit Ethiopia. The rock star Freddie Mercury and the actress Jane Seymour were chosen to model the bridal collection of David and Elizabeth Emanuel. Jane Seymour tells Josephine McDermott what it was like to play the role of Freddie Mercury's bride for a fashion spectacular. (Photo: Jane Seymour and Freddie Mercury at Fashion Aid. Credit: Getty Images)

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1:09.9	McDermott.
1:11.5	In 1985, some of the biggest names in fashion and music joined
1:15.3	together in a special event to raise money for drought hit Ethiopia. The actress
1:20.9	Jane Seymour shares what it was like to play the role of the rock star Freddie Mercury's bride for a fashion spectacular.
1:28.5	I think he was bare-chested as I recall and I think he had something that was a bit like a military
1:34.8	jackety thing but definitely way open and whatever he was wearing on the
1:40.2	bottom was very tight I remember that and then he just grabbed me and just kissed me, which I was not expecting, but I was very
1:47.3	happy to be kissed by Freddie Mercury.
1:48.9	LiveAid had been one of the defining musical moments of the 1980s.
1:57.0	Held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia in July 1985, it was a who's who of rock music. In a 16-hour show, performers included Queen,
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