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Bonnie McLaren

Ozzy Osbourne's cause of death revealed after star's passing aged 76

Ozzy Osbourne's cause of death has been revealed after the rock icon’s funeral.

The 76-year-old Black Sabbath frontman, who had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019, died on July 22 of a heart attack.

The death certificate - which was filed by his daughter Aimee at a London registry - was obtained by the New York Times.

The paper reports: “The certificate says Osbourne died of “(a) Out of hospital cardiac arrest (b) Acute myocardial infarction (c) Coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction (Joint Causes).”

Ozzy passed away last month (Getty Images) (Getty Images)

When Ozzy’s family announced his death, they did not reveal a cause - though it was later reported an air ambulance visited his Grade II listed mansion in Buckinghamshire property the day he passed away.

The Thames Valley air ambulance landed in a field close to Welders House on Tuesday morning at around 10.30am.

Last week, Ozzy was buried next to a “beautiful” lake in the grounds of his family home.

The Prince of Darkness was given a fitting farewell in a public procession through the streets of Birmingham on Wednesday, during which thousands of fans as well as Ozzy’s family paid tribute to him.

The music legend was laid to rest a day later at his family home - which he and wife Sharon bought in 1993 - in an “incredibly emotional” private service for 110 of his loved ones, The Sun reported.

A wreath which read, “Ozzy f**king Osbourne” was placed by the bank of the water during the service, which was attended by Sharon and his children Jack, 39, Kelly, 40, Aimee, 41, and Louis, 50, who is Ozzy’s son from his first marriage to Thelma Riley.

Stars including Ozzy’s Black Sabbath bandmates, Metallica’s James Hetfield, Yungblud, Sir Elton John, and Marilyn Manson were all among the mourners.

Other celebrity guests included Ozzy’s guitarist Zakk Wylde and Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor.

“Ozzy wanted his final place of rest to be at home and he is buried at a beautiful point on the lake,” an insider said.

“As well as the ‘Ozzy f**king Osbourne’ wreath, which made people smile, there was another floral tribute which spelt out ‘Ozzy’ that was placed by the fountain on the lake.

“There was a stage where people including Yungblud, who grew very close to Ozzy in recent years, were set to pay tribute to him.”

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