Headbangers shed tears and piled flowers as they mourned the Black Sabbath star and heavy metal showman, who remained a “Brummie lad” even after moving to Beverly Hills.

The metal icon will be laid to rest at a private ceremony in his hometown in the Midlands later in the day on Wednesday (July 30).

The Osbourne family were joined by the world as they said their final farewells to music icon Ozzy Osbourne with an emotional procession through his beloved Birmingham