THIS is the heartbreaking moment Kelly and Jack Osbourne grip onto their mum Sharon as she breaks down in tears at Ozzy’s memorial.
Thousands gathered to pay their respects to the Black Sabbath legend on Wednesday as he was laid to rest in his hometown of Birmingham.
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To the sound of the fantastic Bostin Brass Band, Ozzy’s cortege passed slowly along Broad Street along with bursts of applause from supporters.
Sharon was supported by their children Jack, 39, Kelly, 40 and Aimee, 41, and Ozzy’s son Louis, 50, as the family carried purple flowers wrapped in black paper to lay for the late rock star.
Heartbreaking footage shows the stoic mum clutching a tissue as she walked in between her son Jack and daughter Kelly towards a row of tributes and colourful flowers.
Holding firmly onto Jack’s hand, and with Kelly by her side, she then laid her purple flower down among hundreds of bouquets as fans called out: “we love you”.
Through tears, she then lifted her hand into a peace sign next to her eldest child Aimee.
Both siblings were also in tears as they supported their mother.
Sharon wore Ozzy’s ring on a chain around her neck in memory of her late husband, while Kelly donned round sunglasses in a nod her father’s famous look.
Kelly turned to lean on her fiance Sid Wilson who was standing close-by with their son Sidney after reading tributes.
They stood alongside Louis, Ozzy’s son from his first marriage to Thelma Riley, who was donning a purply tie in honour of his father.
Chants of “Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy” rang out, with many shouting messages of support for Sharon.
One could be heard saying “we love you Sharon” as she laid flowers next to the cortege.
Ozzy’s name was displayed in the funeral cortege with vibrant purple flowers.
The procession was lead by a live brass band formed with local musicians from Bostin’ Brass in honour of Ozzy’s legacy.
The Jaguar hearse carrying the singer’s coffin went by his childhood home, where tributes also mount, just before 1pm.
It was accompanied by six Mercedes funeral cars, police motorcycle riders and a police car, on Lodge Road, before making its way to Broad Street.
Fans began gathering from early this morning, with touching floral tributes left by the Black Sabbath bench in the centre of the city.
Some have displayed hand-painted banners, while others are holding Prince of Darkness themed balloons.
Many in the crowd are showing off their Ozzy tattoos in honour of the late rock legend.
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