Overview

• Kashmira Bulsara, Freddie Mercury's sister, spent £3 million anonymously to purchase sentimental items from the Sotheby’s auction in September 2023.
• Significant acquisitions included a Wurlitzer jukebox (£406,400), a military-style jacket (£457,200), and draft lyrics for 'Killer Queen' (£279,400).
• Bulsara reportedly acted out of emotional distress at seeing her late brother's personal belongings sold to strangers and aimed to keep them within the family.
• Mary Austin, Mercury’s former partner and the auction organizer, donated part of the £40 million proceeds to the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the Mercury Phoenix Trust.
• The Sotheby’s auction, titled 'A World of His Own,' attracted global attention, with recreated rooms from Mercury’s Garden Lodge home and over 140,000 visitors.