Memories of rock royalty in my garden in Knebworth
This weekend is the 40th anniversary of Queen's last performance with Freddie Mercury.
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"He was at the top of his game and nobody knew about his illness at that point."
— Henry Lytton Cobbold , Executive
"We've got a four poster bath as part of our main guest room, our old Tudor guest room, and so my dad brought him a bottle of champagne in the bath."
— Henry Lytton Cobbold , Executive
Key People
Lead singer of the rock band Queen.
Owner of Knebworth House who expressed interest in having Oasis perform at the venue.
Liam Gallagher is the frontman of the British rock band Oasis.
Noel Gallagher is a musician and songwriter, known as the guitarist and main songwriter for Oasis.
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