Brian May heartbreaking admission over Freddie Mercury auction 'Can't look!'

admitted he couldn't bear to look as friend and bandmate . , made the decision to sell off his belongings in a record breaking auction at Southeby's over 30 years after the iconic Queen singer's . It has since transpired Freddie's younger sister was "upset and angry" by the sale

Guitar legend Brian, 77, expressed his dismay on Instagram ahead of the sale, which was entitled : A World of His Own. He shared a picture of his late bandmate playing his legendary handmade red special guitar alongside which he posted a heartfelt statement. "Inescapably thinking so much about Freddie in these strange days. At the time this photo was taken I'm sure it didn't seem very important to see Freddie's fingers dancing on my own home-made guitar. Now it summons up waves of affection and great memories. He is so missed," he wrote

"Tomorrow while I'm speaking passionately to Welsh farmers about cows and badgers and bovine TB, Freddie's most intimate personal effects, and writings that were part of what we shared for so many years, will go under the hammer, to be knocked down to the highest bidder and dispersed forever," he lamented.

He concluded his post saying he "can't look" at Freddie's beloved belongings being let go, as to him and his loved ones, "It's too sad".

Freddie's younger sister Kashmira, 73, also upset by the auction and found herself forced to buy back treasured memorabilia which belonged to the late star in order to keep it in the family. She reportedly didn't want Mary, 74, to know she was bidding for at the auction so she and son Jamal Zook did it anonymously.

"Kashmira was angry and upset to see so many of her beloved brother's possessions become available for anyone to buy. So she went for a private viewing, anonymously, with Jamal and her PA before the auction to see which bits she wanted to try to get.

Then when it came to auction time, Kashmira's PA went in-person to Sotheby's and was on the phone to Kashmira throughout," a source told .

The source claimed Kashmira followed the proceedings online and instructed her PA how much to bid paying well over the estimated price for each item.

It is unknown if Brian or bandmate also bid on any of the items, many of which had a sentimental connection to the band.

Following more than 41,800 bids, Freddie's personal effects made £40million in total, a new record for any collection of its kind.

Almost 99 per cent of the lots sold for prices in excess of their already high estimates with the Queen star's Yamaha Grand Piano taking the most at £1.7million; a record for a composer's piano.