Ozzy Osbourne’s family honors legendary rocker
(Video credit: AP via SKY) Sharon, Jack, Aimee, Louis and Kelly Osbourne paid their respects to Ozzy Osbourne at his funeral in Birmingham.
Fans and family alike are bidding their final farewell to Ozzy Osbourne.
On Wednesday, thousands of people flocked to the streets of Birmingham, England to honor the legendary rock star as the hearse and accompanying vehicles made their way to the Black Sabbath bridge and bench.
Sharon Osbourne and children Jack Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne, put on a united front as they arrived to the celebration of life, hand in hand.
The family of Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne, lay flowers and view the messages and floral tributes left at the Black Sabbath Bridge bench on Broad Street in Birmingham. (Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Images)
Jack Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne arrive to view tributes to the late Ozzy Osbourne from fans as his funeral cortège travels through his home city of Birmingham on July 30, 2025 in Birmingham, England. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
The funeral cortège for Ozzy Osbourne travels through his home city of Birmingham on July 30, 2025 in Birmingham, England. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
The hearse carrying Osbourne made its way down Broad Street to the Black Sabbath bench, which was unveiled on the Broad Street canal bridge in 2019.
"Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy, oi, oi, oi," fans screamed as the hearse arrived, according to the Associated Press. Six vehicles carrying the Osbourne family, who paid for the procession, followed.
Sharon Osbourne stands with daughters Kelly and Aimee Osbourne at the funeral procession. (Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)
Sharon Osbourne stands with her children at the funeral procession for Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham. (Loannis Alexopoulos/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The family of Ozzy Osbourne, son Jack Osbourne (L), widow Sharon Osbourne (C) and daughter Kelly Osbourne (R) arrive to lay flowers at the Black Sabbath Bridge bench on Broad Street during a funeral procession for Ozzy Osbourne. (Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)
On Tuesday, the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE, JP, said it was "important" for the city to honor Osbourne in the city that he loved so much.
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"Ozzy was more than a music legend - he was a son of Birmingham. Having recently been awarded the Freedom of the City and following his celebrated appearance at the ‘Back to the Beginning’ concert at Villa Park earlier this month, it was important to the city that we support a fitting, dignified tribute ahead of a private family funeral. We know how much this moment will mean to his fans. We’re proud to host it here with his loving family in the place where it all began, and we are grateful that they have generously offered to pay to enable this to happen and support the city is giving him the farewell he deserves."
Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal views the tributes prior to Ozzy Osbourne's funeral cortège. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Mourners and music fans line the streets to pay their respects as the funeral cortège of Ozzy Osbourne, the late lead singer of Black Sabbath, makes its way through Birmingham. (Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)
Eliza Finn-O’Shea of Birmingham poses in front of tributes prior to Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
According to People, Osbourne — who died on July 22 — will also be honored privately by his close family and friends with an intimate funeral.
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Ozzy and wife Sharon Osbourne, were married for 43 years up until his death. (Gregg DeGuire )
"They're very grateful for the special family time they had together before Ozzy passed," a source told the outlet. "They're planning a small, private funeral that will be a celebration of his life. Ozzy would never want a mope-fest."
The source said that the rocker’s family, including Sharon, 72, and their children, Aimee, 41, Jack, 39, and Kelly, 40, is "touched by all the love and support pouring in from around the world."
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In a "Dear Ozzy" column for The Times in 2011, Osbourne shared his wishes on what he hoped his future funeral would be like after a fan asked if it was "too morbid to plan your own funeral? Or is it a thoughtful gift for your surviving relatives?"
"I honestly don’t care what they play at my funeral; they can put on a medley of Justin Bieber, Susan Boyle and We Are the Diddymen if it makes ’em happy," Osbourne wrote. "But I do want to make sure it’s a celebration, not a mope-fest."
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Ozzy faced a number of health issues throughout his life, and revealed a Parkinson's diagnosis in 2022. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
"I’d also like some pranks: maybe the sound of knocking inside the coffin; or a video of me asking my doctor for a second opinion on his diagnosis of ‘death,’" he continued. "There’ll be no harping on the bad times."
"So to answer your question, yes, a bit of planning is the right thing to do for the family you leave behind," he said. "It’s worth remembering that a lot of people see nothing but misery their whole lives. So by any measure, most of us in this country — especially rock stars like me — are very lucky."
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"That’s why I don’t want my funeral to be sad. I want it to be a time to say ‘thanks.’"
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