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30th July 2025
04:10pm BST
Sharon Osbourne made a touching tribute to her late husband Ozzy Osbourne before laying him to rest at his funeral.
The Black Sabbath frontman died earlier this month aged 76.
A huge funeral procession travelled through his hometown of Birmingham today, with tens of thousands of fans turning up to pay tribute.
Ozzy's family stopped by the Black Sabbath bridge on Broad Street to visit the tributes left by fans.
A visibly emotional Sharon stood alongside her children Jack and Kelly to look at the messages and flowers left there.
During the stop, the family turned to the crowd in a touching moment paying tribute to Ozzy, whom Sharon was married to for over 40 years.
They held their hands up with the peace sign, as crowds cheered and showed their hands in the devil horns sign.
The BBC reports that the family spent five minutes at the bridge before getting back in their cars and moving on.
Sharon fulfilled Ozzy's final wish just weeks before his death.
In a statement released by his family announcing his death, they wrote: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love.”
However, a location stamp reading ‘Birmingham, England’ preceded the statement, confirming that the rock legend passed away at home, just as he had wished.
Ozzy and Sharon had both discussed returning to the UK from LA prior to his health deteriorating, with Ozzy revealing that he was ‘desperate to come home’.
He spoke to the Guardian in May as he prepared for his final gig and said: “It’s time for me to spend some time with my grandkids.
“I don’t want to die in a hotel room somewhere. I want to spend the rest of my life with my family.”
The Black Sabbath frontman made his wish to relocate back to the UK no secret.
Speaking to The Observer in 2022, he said everything in America was ‘f***ing ridiculous.’
“Everything’s f***ing ridiculous [in America]. I’m fed up with people getting killed every day.
“God knows how many people have been shot in school shootings. And there was that mass shooting in Vegas at that concert. … it’s f***ing crazy.”
Despite this, the move continued to be delayed due to his health.
However, speaking to Planet Rock’s Loz Guest, Sharon confirmed that the final Black Sabbath gig gave Ozzy the chance to finally return home.
“He’s coming over in March. His brothers (in Black Sabbath), he’s excited to be here with them,” she said.
Additionally, she confirmed that they would remain in the UK following the gig.
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