Sharon Osbourne was surrounded by her children as she tearfully laid flowers during a parade honouring her husband ahead of his funeral. The TV personality looked visibly emotional as she arrived at the Black Sabbath bench in Birmingham where thousands of fans have been gathering to remember the heavy metal icon died last week, aged 76.

Sharon Osbourne has spoken out about her husband Ozzy Osbourne's death in a comment posted to Instagram. The iconic Black Sabbath singer died on Tuesday at the age of 76. The couple met in 1970 when Sharon's father, Don Arden, was managing Black Sabbath. They got married in 1982 following Ozzy's divorce from his first wife, Thelma Riley.