Offered in an online auction closing next Tuesday, it had been expected to fetch up to £1,200 but has already attracted a bid of £7,500.(SOUNDBITE OF QUEEN SONG, 'BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY') It also features an original poem he composed titled 'Bird ('Feather flutter in the sky.')'. Inscribed with the name Fred Bulsara - Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara - his notes contain commentary and judgements on poems, word definitions as well as more 'whimsical comments'. Mercury wore the ensemble at the end of the tour's final concert at Knebworth, England, on Aug- his last on-stage Queen appearance.ĭating from 1964, the year Mercury's Parsi Indian family fled Zanzibar for London due to revolution, a copy of 'Poems of Spirit and Action' includes his teenage pencil notes on dozens on pages. The 327-centimetre cloak cape, fastening at the neck with a gold-tone metal chain, was inspired by those used at Napoleon's coronation. The real version was donned by King Charles III at his crowning last September. The imitation gold- and jewel-encrusted crown - with four dipped arches and red velvet cap trimmed with imitation ermine - resembles the St Edward's crown used for the coronation of British monarchs. The British royal crown replica and a cloak in fake fur, red velvet and rhinestones, were made by his friend the costume designer Diana Moseley.

The pages - eight devoted to lyrics, seven to musical harmonies - fetched £1,379,000 ($1,740,712).Ĭrown and cloakMercury wore the signature outfit throughout Queen's 1986 'Magic' tour, when the band sold out venues across Europe. The songwriter at some point crossed out the word 'Mongolian' and replaced it with 'Bohemian'.

The revelation is detailed in 15 pages of lyrics and melodies, written in black and blue ink and pencil on stationery from the now-defunct British Midland Airways. Mercury initially planned to call one of Queen's most globally beloved and streamed songs - and the third best-selling UK single ever - 'Mongolian Rhapsody'. The stool is being auctioned separately Friday, with bids already lodged for at least £8,500.

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