Freddie Mercury’s sister, Kashmira Bulsara, has reportedly spent a fortune getting back the iconic singer’s belongings put up for auction by his ex, Mary Austin
Freddie Mercury’s sister, Kashmira Bulsara, is reportedly battling to get back the star’s personal items after his ex put them up for auction. Freddie and Mary Austin dated from 1969 until the late 70s and were engaged for a time before he eventually came out as gay.
However, they remained close friends until his death, with Mary caring for him when his health deteriorated. The singer even left her half of his estate in his will and his Garden Lodge mansion in Kensington, west London. Mary recently reportedly sold items that belonged to Freddie and even put his mansion up for sale last year.
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According to reports, Freddie’s sister Kashmira and her son Jamal Zook anonymously bid for those personal items at auction house Sotheby’s as they didn’t want Mary to know it was her bidding.
It is said Kashmira anonymously went for a ‘private viewing’ with her son and her personal assistant to get a better picture of what she wanted to retrieve.
“Then when it came to auction time, Kashmira’s PA went in person to Sotheby’s and was on the phone to Kashmira throughout,” an insider claimed to The Sun.
It’s said she watched the auction online and told her PA how much to bid for the items after “setting aside a huge budget”.
“She was saddened to think of some of his sentimental belongings not being with his loved ones,” the source added. According to the publication, Freddie’s 73-year-old sister purchased a Wurlitzer Model 850 jukebox for £406,400, a waistcoat with portraits of Freddie’s six cats which went up for auction for £139,700.
Kashmira also purchased a jacket made for Freddie’ 39th birthday, which was £457,200 as well as eight pages of draft lyrics of Queen’s song Killer Queen for £279,400.
Other items included a Daum Persimmons vase for £22,860 and a Nike sweatshirt for £40,640.
In early 2024, , Mary put up Freddie’s ‘country house in west London’ for sale. He tragically passed away in the Kensington home three decades ago and had purchased the property back in 1985.
The mansion went on the market for £30million after its value has increased sixtyfold. Mary – who Freddie referred to as his ‘common-law wife’ – said: “The house has such love and warmth in every room. It has been a joy to live in and I have many wonderful memories here”.
The Mirror have reached out to Kashmira and Mary’s representatives for comment. Kashmira declined to comment.
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