Rock legend Freddie Mercury's personal possessions are going up for auction

Around 1,500 items that once belonged to the late British rock star Freddie Mercury are going up for auction, including never-before-seen handwritten draft lyrics to "We Are the Champions," one of the band Queen's most famous songs.

The objects are being offered for sale by Mary Austin, a close friend of Mercury, who inherited his estate.

Mercury with his close friend Mary Austin, who is offering the items for sale. Credit: Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

In addition to draft song lyrics. the items in the sale will include: pink, star-shaped glasses similar to the dark pair Mercury wore in the music video for his band's 1977 hit "We Will Rock You"; his tiny Tiffany & Co. mustache comb; his guitar, believed to have been used to write and record "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"; the waistcoat Mercury wore in his final music video, "These Are the Days of Our Lives," in 1991; and a Pablo Picasso linocut titled "Jacqueline au chapeau noir."

Mercury's famous crown -- thought to be loosely modeled on the crown King Charles III will wear at his coronation on May 6 -- and his accompanying cloak are expected to sell for up to £80,000 ($100,000). The singer wore both for his rendition of "God Save The Queen" during his last tour with Queen, in 1986.

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