Freddie Mercury's beloved piano, song drafts and hundreds of belongings on display before auction

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More than 1,400 of Freddie Mercury 's personal items, including his flamboyant stage costumes, handwritten drafts of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the baby grand piano he used to compose Queen's greatest hits, are going on display in a free exhibition at Sotheby's London ahead of their sale.

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00:00 More than 1,400 of Freddie Mercury's personal items are going on display at Sotheby's Auction

00:05 House in London. They include his flamboyant stage costumes and the baby grand piano he

00:10 used to compose Queen's greatest hits. Handwritten drafts of some of his most famous lyrics are

00:16 also included. The vast collection of the singer's personal belongings that he left

00:20 to close friend Mary Austin had remained undisturbed in his West London mansion for 30 years since

00:26 his death in 1991. They are due to go on sale at the end of September.

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