Kelly Osbourne shares beautifully bold tribute to dad Ozzy after funeral
The legendary heavy metal rocker, who died aged 76 on July 22, was buried by the lake in the grounds of his Buckinghamshire mansion following a private church service.
This followed a huge public outpouring of love and mourning from the crowd of thousands that gathered in Ozzy's home city of Birmingham for an emotional funeral procession through its streets the previous day, just weeks after his final ever show there, at Villa Park.
Marking one of her first social posts since her beloved dad's funeral and death – and since his Back to the Beginning last gig, where Kelly's fiancé Sid Wilson proposed – Kelly returned to Instagram late on Friday night.
She shared a single image to her Stories with no additional comment, but the picture spoke for itself.
Reality show star Kelly, 40, had photographed a picture of a purple funeral wreath for Ozzy, by the lake, which simply – and appropriately – read: 'Ozzy F***ing Osbourne'.
It stood proud among the rolling grassy grounds by the peaceful-looking lake, reflected in its waters.
According to The Sun, 110 of the Black Sabbath star's closest friends and family travelled to join his wife Sharon, 72, and children Kelly, Jack, 39, Aimee, 41, and Louis, 50 – Ozzy's son from his first marriage to Thelma Riley – at the private service.
These included Ozzy's bandmates, Metallica's James Hetfield, Sir Elton John and singer Yungblud.
Other stars pictured making their way into the venue included Marilyn Manson, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor and Zakk Wylde, who was photographed clutching two guitars.
Devastated fans have also left flowers, signs, cards and gifts outside the property in tribute.
An insider previously told the outlet of the plans: 'Sharon and the family want to celebrate Ozzy's life with his fans, with plans for the cortege to travel through Birmingham.'
The procession made its way down Birmingham's Broad Street in the city centre and across Black Sabbath Bridge on the canal, named after the rockers and a bench featuring the band's four founding members – Ozzy, Terry 'Geezer' Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward.
It was here the family was shown adding their own flowers to those left by fans, enormously touched by the outpouring and struggling with their grief, with X Factor judge Sharon in tears.
The source continued: 'Tomorrow they will have a closed service at a church in Gerrards Cross, Bucks.
'Singer Yungblud, who became close with Ozzy in recent years, is going to give a reading.
'His Sabbath bandmates, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler, will be there, along with James Hetfield from Metallica.' More Trending
Yungblud – real name Dominic Richard Harrison – shared his own tribute on Instagram to Ozzy after the funeral, with a picture holding the iconic crucifix Ozzy often wore that he passed on to him before his death.
'Goodnight Oz 🦇your light will forever shine. I love you,' he wrote in the caption.
Yungblud previously shared a poignant tribute to his late friend after the news of his death was announced, calling the cross the 'most precious thing he owns.'
He also vowed that the metal pioneer would 'be in every single note I sing and with me every single time I walk on stage'.
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