A graffiti-laced door from Freddie Mercury's garden lodge and a prized piano that he used to compose his famous songs were among the personal items belonging to the flamboyant rock star sold for more than £12.2m on Wednesday.
The auction opened with the sale of a green door outside Mercury's Kensington home covered in hand-painted notes from fans who made a pilgrimage to the house. It was sold for £412,750 pounds in a bidding war that lasted nearly 20 minutes.
