Kelly Osbourne Posts Photo from Ozzy’s Private Funeral
Kelly Osbourne shared a photo from her father Ozzy Osbourne’s private funeral held at the family’s home in England.
In a post to her Instagram stories on Aug. 1, Kelly, 40, shared a photo of a large purple floral arrangement spelled out to read “Ozzy F---ing Osbourne.” The signage was set alongside a pond on the family’s sprawling Buckinghamshire estate, where Ozzy was buried. You can see a photo of the sign here.
The setting appeared to be in line with the late rock legend’s wishes.
“Ozzy wanted his final place of rest to be at home, and he is buried at a beautiful point on the lake,” a source told The Sun of the rock legend, who died on July 22 at age 76.
In his 2009 memoir, I Am Ozzy, Osbourne made his burial wishes clear. “I've said to Sharon, don't cremate me, whatever you do,” he wrote. “I want to be put in the ground, in a nice garden somewhere with a tree planted over my head. A crabapple tree, preferably, so the kids can make wine out of and get p---ed out of their heads.”
Kelly Osbourne Posted a Song Lyric In Honor of Her Dad
Kelly Osbourne has not spoken publicly about her father’s death, but she has shared a few photos and videos from happier times. Two days after Ozzy’s death, Kelly remembered her dad by sharing lyrics from the 1972 Black Sabbath song "Changes,” which she recorded with him as a duet in 2003.
"I feel unhappy I am so sad, I lost the best friend I ever had ????" Kelly wrote on her Instagram stories on July 24.
The Osbourne Family Made a Stop During Ozzy’s Funeral Procession
Ozzy Osbourne’s private memorial service took place after thousands of fans attended a public funeral procession in his Birmingham, England hometown on July 30. The Osbourne family briefly emerged from their funeral cars to look at the messages from fans placed at the Black Sabbath Bench and Bridge tourist attraction.
Kelly Osbourne appeared to be in tears as she stood with her fiancé, Sid Wilson, and their young son. She wore what appeared to be her late father’s round, tinted glasses during the procession.
Family and close friends later traveled to the Osbourne home for the private memorial. Guests at the private service included Osbourne’s longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde, as well as rockers Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Corey Taylor, James Hetfield, Yungblud, Elton John, and Black Sabbath bandmatesTerence “Geezer” Butler, Tony Iommi, and Bill Ward, per The New York Post.