Osbourne’s coffin, transported inside of a hearse decorated with a purple crucifix and his name in flowers, traveled down Broad Street to the Black Sabbath Bridge and bench, which have long been gathering spots for fans.

Ozzy Osbourne’s oldest children, Elliot and Jessica Osbourne, were seemingly absent from his July 30 funeral procession. Two of the Prince of Darkness’s children from his first marriage didn’t appear in photos from a funeral procession in Birmingham,

Since Ozzy's death, the calls to preserve the pub in Birmingham where Black Sabbath played their first gig and make it a heritage site have grown louder. The pub was built in 1881 and shut in 2014, after it was bought by a Japanese development company. Culture journalist Kirsty Bosley says it is time to reconsider the future of the iconic building.