Mark Savage
Music correspondent

Now that the cortege has passed, fans are lining up to add their tributes to the memorial at Black Sabbath bench.

As they pass, people take photos, or bow their heads. Many have brought floral tributes with handwritten messages to the “king of metal”.

Others are more esoteric - people have donated inflatable bats and dinosaurs. Some are leaving bottles of whiskey and even fake dog poop (a reference to Ozzy’s eternal battle with the family menagerie in The Osbournes).

And one devoted fan is standing across the street, downing liquor from a Viking horn. It’s what Ozzy would have wanted.

Josh Sandiford
BBC News, West Midlands

Jane and Ian Bell have travelled to Birmingham from Swadlincote, Derbyshire, for two days in a row now.

They arrived to watch the procession at about 09:45 BST this morning, armed with a deck chair to sit on.

“The last hour was very emotional, everybody shouting and chanting, it’s been something else," Mr Bell, 57, said.

The pair, who are avid gig-goers who had seen Ozzy perform many times before, described how Black Sabbath's final concert at Villa Park would always be memorable.

"That was the best gig of my life. It was like Live Aid for metal," Mrs Bell, 60, said.

They spoke of how Ozzy's death so soon after what was his final concert, was "weird" but a "fairytale ending".

“He invented this genre of music," Mr Bell added.

“Thank you Ozzy for all you’ve done for us and the music you’ve created, it’s been amazing.”

Chloe Hughes
BBC News

A new mural has appeared in Birmingham depicting the Prince of Darkness.

It's located on Granville Street, opposite O'Neills.

There are already several other murals around the city - including on Navigation Street and in Digbeth.

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BBC News

Lots of people have turned out dressed in clothing that pays tribute to Ozzy and Black Sabbath.

Think spikes, flames, patches and tour merchandise.

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Earlier, Ozzy's cortege visited Aston, passing Villa Park on its way to Broad Street in Birmingham.

Remnants of the 5 July Back to the Beginning gig remain at the club.

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BBC News

As well as being Ozzy's devoted wife of more than 40 years, Sharon was also his manager and arguably his biggest fan.

During the promotion for his final gig at Villa Park just a few weeks ago, she was a steadfast presence - appearing at events in the city, doing interviews and chatting to fans.

Ozzy suffered with Parkinson's disease and spinal injuries, so did not appear publicly in the run-up, apart from receiving the Freedom of the City.

From opening the exhibition celebrating his career at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, to turning up unannounced at the site of a Black Sabbath mural, the 72 year-old did not miss an opportunity to talk about about how excited her husband was, or how much they both loved the city where the band was founded in 1968.

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She also made the announcement for the gig at Villa Park alongside Ozzy's bandmate Tony Iommi.

But Sharon has always gone to bat for her husband - in 2001, she told The Guardian, external that the couple's hugely successful festival, Ozzfest, had begun in 1996 because she approached a different music festival, asking if Ozzy could perform.

The festival turned them down, she said, to which she decided she would organise her own event.

Ozzfest was hugely successful and ran most years from 1996 to 2018.

In July 2023 she attended the unveiling of Birmingham's mechanical bull sculpture - named after her husband.

The following year, she posted a video interview with Ozzy, in which they talked about the Black Sabbath bench on Broad Street.

It's fair to say - where Ozzy was, she was as well - they are synonymous with one another.

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Josh Sandiford
BBC News, West Midlands

Zoe Stankevitch, 44, watched the procession along with her daughter, Aimee, 18.

“We were right at the front, on the barriers, the atmosphere was electric," she said.

The pair, from Halesowen, said it was a proud day to be from the Midlands and they couldn't have been anywhere else.

Zoe said they made friends with some people in the crowd who were from Great Yarmouth and Inverness, Scotland - and even heard some people who had flown over from the USA.

“They’ve just come to celebrate Ozzy and his home," she said.

"He’s where he belongs, he’s in Birmingham, he’s back home.”

Ozzy Osbourne's family have visited the Black Sabbath bridge and bench on Broad Street.

Kelly and Jack Osbourne flanked a visibly upset Sharon as she looked at some of the thousands of messages and tributes left by fans.

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The cortege has moved on from Broad Street and passed a mural on Navigation Street.

The artwork, near New Street Station, is the work of Mr Murals and was designed for the Back to the Beginning concert a few weeks ago.

Mark Savage
Music correspondent

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That was an incredibly touching moment.

The Osbournes stopped at the Black Sabbath bench to read some of the thousands of tributes that have been left by fans since last week; and added some of their own bouquets to the memorial.

It wasn’t just Sharon and the kids, but all of Ozzy’s many grandchildren, who turned to acknowledge the crowd with a grateful wave.

Many of the crowd, who’d been filming the cortège, lowered their phones and chanted Ozzy’s name.

Before he died, he said he didn’t care what happened at his funeral, as long as it wasn’t depressing.

Fans had taken that to heart.

For all the sobriety of the occasion, it felt like a celebration.

The family have now got back into their cars, and the cortege has moved on along Broad Street.

Flowers are being thrown onto the funeral cars as it moves on down Broad Street.

Chloe Hughes
BBC News

Ozzy Osbourne's family turned to the crowd on Broad Street, looking extremely emotional.

The crowd were chanting, cheering and clapping, showing their hands in the devil horns sign.

Sharon and others returned the gesture with peace signs.

The Osbourne family have been looking at the huge number of tributes, and all raise their hands in a peace sign.

The crowd have been cheering and waving and chants of Ozzy's name can be heard.

The family spent about five minutes at the Black Sabbath Bridge before getting back into their cars and moving on, after acknowledging the crowd.

The family including Ozzy's widow, Sharon Osbourne have stepped out of the car.

They're laying flowers at the Black Sabbath Bridge, with Sharon visibly upset.

The crowd are chanting "Ozzy, Ozzy".

The funeral cortege has entered Broad Street from Five Ways.

Loud cheers could be heard as the hearse approached from Sheepcote Street near Snobs nightclub.

It is now making its way down to the Black Sabbath Bridge and bench.

Police motorbikes preceded the cortege and there were many accompanying cars.

Ian Youngs
Entertainment and Arts reporter

Security guards are being passed flowers from the crowd and laying them at the bench tribute.

Advertising screens on Broad Street are showing a picture of Ozzy with the words “Ozzy forever Birmingham will always love you”.

A cry of “Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy oi oi oi!” has just gone up in the crowd.

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We've been told the cortege has been seen in Aston, a stone's throw from Ozzy's childhood home.

It's thought it will now make its way to Broad Street where tens of thousands of fans are waiting.

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Matthew Feane-Jones from Cardiff paid £666 to meet Ozzy at Comic Con in Birmingham recently and said he was “just a lovely guy”.

He agreed to sign his heavily tattooed arm.

“He ended up grabbing [my arm] to get a more flat space wrote Ozzy and then went, ‘will that do’,” he told BBC Radio Wales.

Matthew then had Ozzy’s signature turned into a tattoo.

He went to Black Sabbath's final gig in Birmingham and said: "It was such a good day and worth every penny, now so more than ever."

Chloe Hughes
BBC News

There are thousands of people waiting behind barriers on Broad Street, waiting for the cortege.

It's a sea of black, leather and Black Sabbath merchandise.

Although spirits are high now, it'll be an emotional moment when it passes through.

You can follow proceedings by clicking the Watch Live button at the top of the page.

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