The thousands of keepsakes left by fans have been cataloged and will be shared with the heavy metal legend's family.

The tributes left to Ozzy Osbourne by the Black Sabbath bench in Birmingham have been targeted by a thief, who has now been charged in connection with the theft

The Osbourne family is expected to look at the sea of tributes when the cortège reaches Broad Street at around 1pm. Crowds of people, many wearing Ozzy Osbourne T-shirts and holding posters and other tributes, are already waiting behind metal barriers all along Broad Street.