Video Ozzy Osbourne was driven on the last road by thousands of people in his hometown Birmingham

Thousands of people met in Birmingham, England on Wednesday to attend Ozzy Osbourne's funeral cortege, a procession that will be followed by a private framework ceremony, AFP, quoted by Agerpres.

Many fans, dressed in black outfits, T-shirts and blouses with the face of “Dark Prince”, met before the procession started, scheduled at 1:00 pm (12:00 GMT), to pay a last tribute to Father Heavy Metal in his hometown.

The cortege went through Broad Street, a boulevard where different personalities of the city received a star – including Ozzy Osbourne – on the model of the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The procession was then directed to “Black Sabbath Bridge”, where, above a bank, the children of the four members of Black Sabbath are mounted and, after the announcement on Osbourne's death, was filled with flowers and messages left by many admirers.

The event was broadcast live on the Internet so that the tens of millions of fans of the musician could follow the procession that was accompanied by a group of local musicians.

Ozzy died less than a month after his farewell concert in Birmingham

The musician held one last concert on July 5 in Birmingham, along with his original colleagues in Black Sabbath, in front of tens of thousands of fans from all over the world.

“Ozzy was more than a legend of music, he was a son of Birmingham. He was an important man for the city so we bring him a proper, worthy tribute,” Zafar Iqbal said on Tuesday.

After this last tribute, Ozzy Osbourne will be buried in a limited setting.

According to The Sun, The Sun, the funeral of the musician will take place in the presence of numerous stars, including Elton John, who called Ozzy “a close friend”, but also James Hetfield, from the Metallica band.

Black Sabbath formed in 1968 and sold over 75 million albums globally, knowing a huge success in the 1970s and 1980s.