The drafts, written on paper for the now-defunct airline British Midland, show how the Queen frontman considered calling the hit song 'Mongolian Rhapsody'.
Freddie Mercury's handwritten drafts for Queen's legendary hit Bohemian Rhapsody have sold at auction for more than £1.3m.
Mercury's Yamaha baby grand piano - used to compose some of the group's most iconic hits - was sold at the same auction for £1.7m.A Victorian-style snake bangle famously worn by Mercury in the video for Bohemian Rhapsody sold for £698,500 - the highest price ever paid for a piece of jewellery owned by a rock star.The items were put up for auction by Mercury's close friend, Mary Austin.
Other items to go under the hammer include the star's flamboyant stage costumes and handwritten drafts of hits such as We Are The Champions.
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