Tens of thousands of fans turned out to pay their respects to Ozzy Osbourne on Wednesday at his funeral procession in Birmingham, England, the city where the heavy metal icon grew up and his legendary band Black Sabbath was formed. Osbourne died last week at 76.

Ozzy Osbourne's wife and children led his funeral procession, which traveled through his hometown of Birmingham, Britain. They were met with adoring fans and stopped to look at tributes.

Sharon Osbourne broke down in tears as fans filled the streets of Birmingham to pay tribute to her late husband, Ozzy Osbourne, during a public funeral procession. The Black Sabbath frontman, who passed away last Tuesday aged 76, was honoured with a moving send-off through his hometown on Wednesday.