A-list stars join Osbourne family as they lay rock icon Ozzy to rest in grounds of his beloved UK home

The Irish Sun

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A-LIST stars have joined the Osbourne family as they lay Ozzy to rest in the grounds of their home.
All of the rocker's old Black Sabbath band mates are attending, as are musicians James Hetfield and YUNGBLUD - though close pal Sir Elton John is among those not in attendance.
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Pals believe Sharon Osbourne wants to bury Ozzy in the garden of their family home
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Welders House in Buckinghamshire was purchased by Ozzy and Sharon in 1993
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Ozzy performed his last ever gig over the weekend in pure heavy metal style
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Wife Sharon
She
was supported by their children
Jack
, 39,
, 40 and
, 41, and Ozzy's son
, 50,
as they walked to a memorial carrying purple flowers.
The rocker's being laid to rest today at the family's
multi-million-pound mansion in Welders, Buckinghamshire
.
It comes after pals said Sharon wanted to
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Roads leading into the mega pile have been closed off.
A source said: 'Sharon and the family want to celebrate Ozzy's life with his fans, with plans for the cortege to travel through Birmingham.
'Tomorrow they will have a closed service at a church in Gerrards Cross, Bucks."
Ozzy died at home in his stunning mansion in Welders, Buckinghamshire "surrounded by love".
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A source told The Mirror this week: "It's a lovely house and Sharon wanted to bring him back from LA.
"I don't know if she will feel strong enough to have a big memorial for all the people who want to say goodbye to him.
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"We think she may want to bury him privately at home, in the garden."
Earlier this month, the rocker
Three years ago, Ozzy and wife Sharon were given the green light by the council to transform their historic Buckinghamshire home to include a new adjoining mega-extension solely for the Black Sabbath frontman.
The Sun previously revealled that the rehab wing is as huge as the historic Grade II-listed home.
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The procession was lead by a live brass band formed with local musicians from Bostin' Brass in honour of Ozzy's legacy
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Hoards of fans showed up to support the grieving family
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Sharon, Aimee and Kelly were overwhelmed by the outpour of love for Ozzy
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Ozzy's heart would have broken seeing Sharon's tears
By Ellie Henman
TO the sound of the fantastic Bostin Brass Band, Ozzy's cortege passed slowly along Broad Street.
Along with the bursts of applause from the thousands of devoted fans who had lined up to say goodbye, the procession was everything Ozzy would have wanted.
This day was, as he had hoped, a celebration of his life and his legacy.
His heart however, I know, would have broken to see his wife Sharon, held up by her son Jack, breaking down in tears in front of the sea of flowers that had been laid for him at the Black Sabbath bridge.
Those close enough to Sharon shouted out to her and applauded in a small gesture of support.
Today was no doubt one of the most difficult days of Sharon's life.
My heart ached as I saw Jack, Aimee, Kelly and Louis standing shoulder to shoulder in the city their father made so proud.
Losing your husband, your father, is difficult enough. Sharing that grief, although they wanted to, would have been incredibly hard.
This afternoon's procession was the first of two fitting farewells to the Prince of Darkness who would have no doubt made a joke about all the fuss.
As Ozzy himself said, there was no such thing as death for him.
'I will retire when I hear the nail go in the box and then I will do an encore,' he joked last year.
'I am the Prince of Darkness.'
Tomorrow Sharon, their children, and Ozzy's closest friends will gather at a church in Gerrards Cross to say their final goodbyes to the pioneer of heavy metal music.
Ozzy, I have been told, will then be laid to rest in the family's Buckinghamshire home where he made so many happy memories.
The pain of his loss will never go away for those closest to him and for the fans who held him up as an icon.
But with his music, Ozzy's legacy will continue to inspire and delight generations to come.