Overview
- On July 31, Osbourne was buried near the lake on his Buckinghamshire estate in a high-security ceremony attended by around 110 guests, including Sharon Osbourne and their children.
- Founding members of Black Sabbath and rock icons such as Zakk Wylde, Marilyn Manson, Corey Taylor, James Hetfield and Sir Elton John attended the private interment.
- The service adhered to Osbourne’s desire for a celebratory farewell, featuring personal photos, musical readings by Yungblud and a floral tribute bearing the inscription “Ozzy fucking Osbourne.”
- Video clips of the Coldstream Guards performing “Paranoid” during the Buckingham Palace changing of the guard have gone viral on social media.
- His July 5 farewell concert marked the end of Black Sabbath’s touring career and raised tens of millions of dollars for Parkinson’s research and children’s charities.