Kelly Osbourne wore Ozzy’s trademark purple glasses in a heartbreaking nod to her beloved father at his funeral procession in Birmingham on Wednesday.
The heavy metal icon, who died last week aged 76, was commemorated in a parade through the city centre – with friends and family including his wife Sharon attending and getting out of the cortege at Black Sabbath Bridge.
Ozzy has made known Kelly is his ‘favourite child’ in the past, previously telling Rolling Stone they were ‘like two peas in a pod’ as he gushed over their bond.
As she mourns the devastating loss of her father and best friend, Kelly covered her tears with the glasses for which Ozzy was renowned.
She and siblings Jack and Aimee laid floral tributes at the site while supporting Sharon – and they also shared peace signs showing gratitude to the crowds, while accompanied by Ozzy’s son Louis from his first marriage to Thelma Riley.
And Jack and Kelly were seen sharing an emotional embrace at the Black Sabbath Bridge site that has been covered with floral tributes over the past week.
Kelly broke down in tears while wearing her father’s trademark purple-lens glasses at the funeral procession
Father-of-five Ozzy previously proudly shared how Kelly was his most cherished child, telling an interviewer: ‘If I’ve got a favourite kid, it’s Kelly.’
When asked by Rolling Stone, ‘Are Jack and Aimee aware of that?’, he replied: ‘Oh, they know it! Me and Kelly, we’re like two peas in a pod!’
The pair brought out a duet together called Changes in 2003, which hit the top of the UK singles chart.
Today’s funeral cortege was led along Broad Street by a live brass band, Bostin’ Brass, who were performing versions of Black Sabbath songs such as Iron Man, as thousands of devotees lined the streets.
Louis, Ozzy’s son from his first marriage to Thelma Riley, wore a purple tie with skull-and-crossbones patterns.
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: ‘Birmingham will always love you.’
Huge crowds had begun gathering along the route hours in advance of the 1pm start, to pay their respects towards the singer whose songs included Paranoid and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.
Thousands of people were pictured taking their places not only on Black Sabbath Bridge but along the city centre route, through which his cortege travelled towards the Black Sabbath Bridge bench.
