Freddie on his fourth birthday in Zanzibar, wearing a prayer cap and a garland. All images from Freddie Mercury, The Great Pretender, A Life in Pictures (Goodman Books, £25), available from Telegraph Books at £18 + £1.35p&p or call 0844 871 1515. Picture: FROM THE BOOK, FREDDIE MERCURY, THE GREAT PRETENDER

Credit : FROM THE BOOK, FREDDIE MERCURY, THE GREAT PRETENDER