Sharon Osbourne laid flowers alongside her children during a poignant Birmingham parade honouring her husband ahead of his private funeral.
The TV personality greeted fans after arriving at the Black Sabbath bench where thousands of fans had gathered to remember the heavy metal icon, who died last week, aged 76.
Sharon, 72, waved to the well-wishers, some of which had queued for hours to say their final farewell to the music frontman, whose hearse travelled down Broad Street with family members following in cars behind.
Fans could be heard shouting: “We love you, Sharon,” with the former X Factor judge and music manager offering the peace sign in return.
Sharon was accompanied by her children Kelly, 40 and Jack, 39.
The event has drawn huge crowds as Ozzy’s fans say goodbye to the “Prince of Darkness”, while also giving his family an opportunity to see the memories and tributes left by those who loved him.
Birmingham city council said it had worked “at pace” to co-ordinate a respectful and safe public event in co-ordination with the Osbourne family ahead of a private funeral.
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne were married for over four decades and became one of the UK’s most recognisable couples after their hectic home life was put on display in their 2002 reality show The Osbournes.
The couple, who married in 1982, celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary this month, just weeks before Ozzy died on 22 July following a string of illnesses.
They had been effusive about one another in interviews and on social media, with the Black Sabbath frontman previously sharing that the “best moment” of his life was meeting Sharon.
In 2022, Sharon wrote on Instagram: “Over 52 years we have been friends, lovers, husband and wife, grandparents and soulmates. Always at each other’s side. I love you Ozzy.”
The rock and metal icon said of his wife last year: “Sharon is like my soulmate – sometimes I love her, sometimes I don’t love her, sometimes I’m angry with her, sometimes I’m crazy about her.
“But through it all, at the end of the day, I love her more than anything in the world. I couldn’t live without her; I don’t wanna live without her.”
Their marriage, though, was not without its troubles, with Ozzy stating that he regretted cheating on his wife in 2016. His affair led to a brief period of separation.
Ozzy – once notorious for his hard-living antics that included biting the head of a dead dove and “snorting a line of ants” – previously opened up about his vision for a send-off.
“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 – but I do want to make sure it’s a celebration, not a mope-fest,” he said in a fan Q&A with The Times back in 2011.
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