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PALS of Sharon Osbourne believe she wants to bury her late husband Ozzy in the garden of their family home.
The rock legend, 76, died “surrounded by love” at his multi-million-pound mansion in Welders, Buckinghamshire, on Tuesday.
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Following a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s, the Black Sabbath star passed away with his wife of 43 years by his side.
Now pals have revealed Sharon might choose to bury her soul mate in the garden.
A source told The Mirror: “In the end, he died peacefully at home with all the family with him.
“It’s a lovely house and Sharon wanted to bring him back from LA.
“I don’t know if she will feel strong enough to have a big memorial for all the people who want to say goodbye to him.
“We think she may want to bury him privately at home, in the garden.”
A statement signed by his family said: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning.
“He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”
Air ambulance crews rushed to the property on Tuesday as they desperately battled to save the rock star in his final moments.
Thames Valley Air Ambulance said a crew had been dispatched to provide “advanced critical care”.
Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne performing their version of Changes together
Last night, Ozzy’s daughter Kelly, 40, paid an emotional tribute to her father, who died just days after watching her get engaged.
She shared the poignant lyrics to Black Sabbath’s ‘Changes’ – a hit she and her dad released their own version of together in 2003.
The track soared to number one in the UK charts at the time, with the duo known for their close bond over the years.
In a poignant nod to the song, Kelly wrote on Instagram: “I feel unhappy I am so sad. I lost the best friend I ever had.”
Just weeks earlier, Kelly got engaged to her boyfriend Sid Wilson, 48, at the veteran rocker’s final concert.
She shared a video of the moment Sid popped the question backstage at her father’s final ever Black Sabbath gig on July 5.
Ozzy’s death came just 17 days after his farewell performance at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham.
The concert raised £140million for charities including Birmingham’s Acorns Children’s Hospice, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Cure Parkinson’s.
Tributes have since piled in from stars including Sir Rod Stewart, Noel Gallagher and Sir Elton John.
Yesterday friends said many big names wanted to salute the bat-munching, self-proclaimed Prince of Darkness, who became a national treasure.
Such a service would be held ahead of a smaller private funeral.
A source told The Sun: “There are conversations about a celebration of his life in Birmingham, the city that meant so much to him.
“Artists like Yungblud, who was seen by Ozzy as a musician who could carry on the mantle of what he started all those years ago, is expected to have a role in it.
“There are hundreds of big names who will want to pay their respects and celebrate his life and legacy, as well as thousands of fans who would line the streets to say goodbye.”
Ozzy became known as the “Prince of Darkness” in his six-decade career thanks to his on-stage antics that attracted a legion of heavy rock fans.
The legend cemented his place in rock history early in his career with controversial displays such as biting the head off a bat.
The stunt came in 1982, during a performance in Des Moines, Iowa, when a fan threw the animal on stage.
Ozzy, believing it to be made of rubber, bit into the carcass, and later had to be plied with rabies shots.
He also snorted a line of ants while on tour with the notorious Mötley Crüe band in the ’80s.
Shortly prior to his passing, the Changes hitmaker told of his strict health monitoring and medical check-ins.
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On his Sirius XM show in May, Ozzy said: “I am constantly in training seven days a week.
“I have got this guy who’s virtually living with me and I am in bed by seven.
“I used to have to take a handful of f***ing sleeping pills.
“Now I don’t take anything. I am having my blood pressure taken 15 times a day.
“I’ve got this f***ing device on my finger. It’s a monitor to say how my heart rate is.”
He then said of his life approach: “I’m just taking it one day at a time.
“Ask him upstairs. In my case, the one below.”
This month’s gig was touted as “the greatest heavy metal show ever,” with Ozzy grinning to chanting fans as he thanked them for all they had done for him.
The icon vowed, however, that it would be his final performance due to his deteriorating health.
Addressing dozens of fans on Black Sabbath Bridge on Broad Street in Birmingham, the band’s first manager Jim Simpson said Ozzy was a “really nice kid”.
He added: “The fact is, there are people here who are 80 years of age or eight years of age and all stages in between and it shows he had a remarkable way of contacting people.
“It has been 55 years and still (Black Sabbath) are more popular than ever.
“It is remarkable and they have all done a great job and they should be proud of themselves.”
“He even said beforehand that he expected to die on the stage at the July the 5th show at Villa Park.
“The world’s lost an inordinately nice, balanced, human being.”
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