Ozzy Osbourne's family have accompanied the rock legend's coffin on an emotional final journey through his home city, watched on by thousands of fans who cheered and chanted his name. A tearful Sharon Osbourne added a pink rose to dozens of tributes left by fans in Birmingham, consoled by family members including children Kelly and Jack.

Ozzy Osbourne, who was born in Marston Green, a suburb of Birmingham, and who died at the age of 76, was one of the city's most celebrated cultural icons. He and Sharon Osbourne were married for 43 years before his death.

Tens of thousands of fans gathered in Ozzy Osbourne’s hometown of Birmingham, England on Wednesday for the funeral procession of the legendary rocker and Black Sabbath frontman, who died on July 22 at the age of 76.