Here’s a funny anecdote about Freddie’s Silly Hat Party from Jacky Smith, she runs Queen’s fan club!

She was asked in an interview back in 2011 if she has memories of working with Queen she’d like to share:

“I’ve got Loads!! Parties, gigs… not easy to think of just one… how about Freddie’s 40th birthday party, it was a “Silly Hat Party” held at his house in Kensington. Later on in the evening I was sitting at the bar that was on the mezzanine of the house, above the living room. Freddie was behind the bar, serving us drinks! I don’t remember who else was sitting there, I have a feeling Jim Beach was one of them, and Rudi Dolezal I think, but I could be wrong! Anyway – Freddie was serving ice cold Stolichnaya vodka slammers. He would line them up, we would slam them and down them.

We were not allowed to leave until he had had enough. Many slammers later, he flounced out from behind the bar, as though he had drunk nothing, laughed at my attempts to get off my bar stool, and just said “you’re such lightweights”!! 😂💛

Jacky Smith, she has been running the Official Queen fan club for nearly 40 years. (Since 1982) What an incredible job to have!

Jacky is pictured with Freddie and Peter Straker