Emotional scenes played out in Birmingham today, where thousands of fans gathered to pay their respects to the late Ozzy Osbourne. The Prince of Darkness was laid to rest at a private funeral service after a funeral parade through central Birmingham following his death last week at the age of 76.

Thousands gathered in the streets of Ozzy Osbourne’s native Birmingham, England, early Wednesday ahead of his funeral procession led by an emotional Sharon Osbourne and their two kids, Jack and Kelly.

Mourners at Ozzy Osbourne‘s private funeral today outside his sprawling Buckinghamshire, England, home were greeted by a humorous floral array. The tribute, situated on the banks of a lake on the 250-acre property,

It was time to say goodbye to the Prince of Darkness. On Wednesday, Ozzy Osbourne, one of the founders of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, received just such a tribute in Birmingham, England — his hometown — ahead of a private family funeral.

Huge crowds are expected to gather in Birmingham, UK, this afternoon as fans will pay their respects to Ozzy Osbourne. His funeral cortege will make its way through the city. "We're going to pay our last respects and homage to one of the greatest living legends of Birmingham,

Decades after his rise to heavy metal fame, the self-styled Prince of Darkness, his wife Sharon and their two then-teenage children Kelly and Jack starred in MTV's The Osbournes, pioneering what the show's producers describe as a "reality sitcom".

Thousands of emotional Black Sabbath fans have paid their respects to band founder and singer Ozzy Osbourne as his hearse makes its way through the streets of Birmingham

Fans of legendary Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne paid their respects to the heavy metal icon Wednesday as his funeral procession made its way through Birmingham, England. Osbourne, who died last week at the age of 76,

Ozzy Osbourne was laid to rest in an emotional ceremony in his hometown on Wednesday - with his family and fans paying tribute to the Black Sabbath legend, who died last week. Thousands of people paid their respects to the band's frontman as his hearse made its way through Birmingham city center followed by his tearful wife and children.

Rock legend and Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne was laid to rest Wednesday in an emotional ceremony in his hometown of Birmingham, England. (Scripps News)