Freddie Mercury

[ElChanguito]

Anyone else following the Sotheby’s auctions of 1,500 of Freddie’s items? It’s his friend Mary Austin selling them.

The Tiffany’s moustache comb is already up to £40,000 with six days of bidding left!

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/freddie-mercury-a-world-of-his-own-crazy-little-things-2/a-silver-moustache-comb-tiffany-co-late-20th

The first day’s auction made £12.2 million, blimey

Freddie Mercury: Queen star's piano and other items fetch high prices at auction

Thousands of personal items belonging to the late Queen frontman are sold at a Sotheby's auction.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[GBNI]

I’m shocked she’s selling them to be honest but given her advancing age I guess she wants the items to go to fans that will cherish them?

 

[PeteM]

I heard a rumour that Freddie was gay.

 

[HowlOwl]

Ken Dodd’s wife is selling all his notebooks, despite him wanting them destroyed. I have no idea if Mrs Dodd stands to gain financially, it just struck me that the stories were similar.

 

[ElChanguito]

Moustache comb watch - up to £45,000 now

 

[L3moning]

I heard a rumour that Freddie was gay.

Tbh I think he was probably bi with a preference for men.

Maybe comes under "I would say that wouldn't I?" given that "bi with a preference for men" describes me as well

 

[ElChanguito]

Moustache comb is up to £80,000

 

[Lovegossip]

I've listened to the interview she gave regarding selling everything, she feels ready to sell everything now, better to do it now than leave it for her grown up kids to do

It wouldn't surprise me if she also sold the house in the very near future

Although I believe there is a stipulation in the will that if Mary passed away before 50 years are up from when he died, the house would go the Mercury Phoenix Trust or something similar to that effect, its been many years since I saw the will ( I know its online somewhere )

Anyway, I freddie and queen and all the great music they created together

 

[ElChanguito]

I thought it was interesting that Bohemian Rhapsody was originally going to be Mongolian Rhapsody. Glad he thought twice about that!

 

[ElChanguito]

Comb is now £85,000 With a buyer’s premium of 26% (£22,100), someone is paying out at least £107,000 for a tiny comb, yikes.

 

[Lovegossip]

I can't see the link now but the cat waistcoat he wore in the last video went for over 174k

 

[ElChanguito]

Well…blimey

 

[FamilyDollarSushi]

I can't see the link now but the cat waistcoat he wore in the last video went for over 174k

Is that the one with the cats on it?
That video is so poignant

 

[Banshee]

His sister lives near me. She's nice.

 

[monsterinlaw]

I’m shocked she’s selling them to be honest but given her advancing age I guess she wants the items to go to fans that will cherish them?

Sylvester Stallone did the same a few years ago. Sold off hundreds of pieces of memorabilia from his movies and stuff. I was surprised he didn't give it to his kids, maybe they didn't want it.

Can't be nice staring down your own mortality like that.

 

[Glittergirlie]

I heard a rumour that Freddie was gay.

Where did you hear that ?

 

[suitablystylish]

The jacket from Living on My Own sold for over 350,000

 

[MrsBsDayOff]

I'm not a massive Queen fan (some songs I love, others I can't stand) but his is one of the celeb deaths that hits me the most. I think it's because he was so young and having to keep his lifestyle under wraps.

 

[Tangerine Cat]

Sorry I don't know how to show the article as it's behind a pay wall at the DAILY MAIL. Quite shocking news but I'm pleased for Freddie that he got to experience fatherhood.

Freddie Mercury's secret daughter revealed: Sensational story of Queen frontman's last secret.

 

[shellie]

Sorry I don't know how to show the article as it's behind a pay wall at the DAILY MAIL. Quite shocking news but I'm pleased for Freddie that he got to experience fatherhood.

Freddie Mercury's secret daughter revealed: Sensational story of Queen frontman's last secret.

A few other papers have it as well. She is the result of a fling with the wife of a friend back in 1978. Seemingly the other members knew as well as Mary and a few others, but they kept it to themselves. There is a new book out and she talked to the author saying she was raised by a couple but always knew he was her dad.

Freddie Mercury had secret child as Queen bandmates helped keep the news hidden

Queen icon Freddie Mercury's secret child has been revealed five decades after she was born as his bandmates and closest friends kept the news hidden for years

www.mirror.co.uk