A whole host of famous faces are set to attend Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>\u2019s funeral in his home city of Birmingham<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The Black Sabbath<\/a> rocker died aged 76 last Tuesday<\/a> following a battle with Parkinson\u2019s, which was diagnosed in 2019.<\/p>\n The Prince of Darkness\u2019 famous pals can bid farewell to him after his hearse travelled through central Birmingham<\/a> in the early afternoon, before he\u2019s laid to rest in a private ceremony with his loved ones.<\/p>\n Thousands of fans bade farewell to him as his hearse travelled through central Birmingham<\/a> in the early afternoon.<\/p>\n Follow our live blog of the Ozzy Osbourne funeral procession<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Ozzy\u2019s longtime friend Elton John<\/a> is thought to be leading the A-listers who will honour the music legend, alongside a slew of rock royalty.<\/p>\n \u201cHis Sabbath bandmates, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler, will be there, along with James Hetfield from Metallica,\u201d a source told The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ozzy with Elton John (Ian West\/PA) (PA Archive)<\/p>\n The insider added: “Singer Yungblud, who became close with Ozzy in recent years, is going to give a reading.<\/p>\n \u201cElton John is also hoping to join the family at the church.\u201d<\/p>\n Yungblud – real name Dominic Harrison – forged a close bond with Ozzy and his wife Sharon Osbourne after they appeared in the music video for his 2022 song, The Funeral<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 27-year-old English singer even gave Ozzy a sterling silver cross necklace backstage during his final concert earlier this month.<\/p>\n Elton, meanwhile, has been friends with Ozzy for years. After his death, he called the rocker a \u201cdear friend\u201d<\/a> who \u201csecured his place in the pantheon of rock gods\u201d.<\/p>\n Ozzy\u2019s wife Sharon and children Jack, 39, Kelly, 40, Aimee, 41, and Louis, 50, who is Ozzy\u2019s son from his first marriage to Thelma Riley, were all at the funeral.<\/p>\n They walked behind the hearse, which paused at key landmarks from Ozzy\u2019s life, including his childhood home on Lodge Road in Aston.<\/p>\n Sharon was seen breaking down in tears <\/a>as she read tributes to her husband, with her children fighting back tears as they stood next to her.<\/p>\n Crowds erupted into chants of “Ozzy! Ozzy! Ozzy! Oi! Oi! Oi!” as the cortege passed by, with a brass band performing Black Sabbath\u2019s Iron Man in tribute.<\/p>\n Outside the singer\u2019s former terraced house, floral tributes were laid beneath a photo of Ozzy placed in the front window by the current residents.<\/p>\n The family stepped out to pay their respects, with Sharon seen making peace signs to the crowd and hugging the Lord Mayor of Birmingham<\/a>, Zafar Iqbal, in an emotional moment at the Black Sabbath bench on Broad Street.<\/p>\n Aimee, Jack, Sharon, and Kelly Osbourne at the funeral (Jacob King\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n Ozzy\u2019s grandchildren also laid flowers at the memorial, adding to the sea of tributes that had gathered at the site.<\/p>\n The hearse, a Jaguar accompanied by six black Mercedes cars and a police escort, moved slowly through the streets, giving fans a final chance to say goodbye.<\/p>\n Each family member carried a pink flower wrapped in black paper that they laid on top of the many other floral tributes that sat next to a poster of the star that said: \u201cBirmingham will always love you\u201d.<\/p>\n Speaking before the memorial, Birmingham Lord Mayor Zafar Iqbal<\/a> said the city where Ozzy grew up will give him the \u201cfarewell he deserves\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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