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{{Short description|HIV/AIDS charity in the United Kingdom}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}{{Infobox organization
| name                     = The Mercury Phoenix Trust
| image                    = MercuryPhoenixTrust.jpg
| named_after              = [[Freddie Mercury]]
| owner                    = {{Plainlist|
* [[Brian May]]
* [[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]]
* [[Jim Beach]]
* Mary Austin
}}
| website                  = https://www.mercuryphoenixtrust.org
}}

The '''Mercury Phoenix Trust''' is a [[Foundation (charity)|charity organisation]] that fights [[HIV/AIDS]] worldwide.

After [[Death of Freddie Mercury|the death]] of [[Queen (band)|Queen]] singer [[Freddie Mercury]] from AIDS-related causes in [[London]] in 1991, the remaining members of the band and Jim Beach, their manager, organised [[The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert|The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness]], the proceeds of which were used to launch ''The Mercury Phoenix Trust''. The organisation has been active ever since.

The trustees {{asof|2022|lc=y}} are: [[Brian May]], [[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]], [[Jim Beach]], and Mercury's former fiance [[Mary Austin (Freddie Mercury Girlfriend)|Mary Austin]].<ref>[https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/11/22/mary-austin-freddie-mercury/ Mary Austin – The Woman Freddie Mercury Loved and Left Most of his Fortune To] Tijana Radeska 22 November 2018 ''www.thevintagenews.com'', Accessed 1 March 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.looktothestars.org/news/19043-hard-rock-international-announces-partnership-with-mercury-phoenix-trust-to-honor-freddie-mercury Hard Rock International Announces Partnership With Mercury Phoenix Trust To Honor Freddie Mercury] 31 May 2019 ''www.looktothestars.org'' Accessed 1 March 2021</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2022 |title=Mercury Phoenix Trust - List of Trustees |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1013768/trustees |access-date=3 Mar 2022 |website=Charity Commission for England and Wales}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.mercuryphoenixtrust.org www.mercuryphoenixtrust.org - Official website]

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[[Category:HIV/AIDS activism]]
[[Category:Health charities in the United Kingdom]]
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