Freddie Mercury auction: ‘The most important thing is to lead a fabulous life’

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A private collection from the late Queen singer Freddie Mercury is being unveiled for the first time in a month-long touring exhibition in New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong this month. It will be followed by a month-long takeover of the 16,000sq ft Sotheby’s London gallery during August, in advance of the Freddie Mercury, A World of his Own auction. Six sales, commencing on September 6th, will see his remarkable collection as a both showman and private collector, “all culminating in the longest, most spectacular public exhibition in our company history”, according to Sotheby’s Europe chairman, Oliver Barker. Each...