Per week on from the loss of life of legendary Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, followers have been reminded of his most iconic moments, from throwing uncooked meat at followers, to performing for the late Queen Elizabeth II, and by accident botching royal protocol.
The late rockstar, whose loss of life final week has shaken followers throughout the globe, met the Queen for the primary time when he was requested to carry out at her 2002 Golden Jubilee celebrations.
On the time, Ozzy revealed his shock at being invited to carry out on the royal occasion, telling ITN: “I hardly consider myself as royal materials. My spouse informed me, and I assumed, ‘you are pulling my leg’.
“I’ve bought no concept [why I was invited] however I hope they realise what they’ve booked. I am a reasonably loud man you already know. I am unable to imagine it. I am thrilled to bits. I am so excited.”
Promising to be on his finest behaviour, he added: “I am hardly going to go and begin ripping issues’ heads off and begin urinating up the facet of the wall and all.”
Sharon and Ozzy later recapped their expertise on the Palace on the opening episode of the second sequence of their actuality present The Osbournes, the place Sharon revealed her husband had by accident damaged royal protocol within the funniest of the way.
When bowing earlier than the Queen, as a substitute of calling her ‘Your Highness,’ he by accident referred to as her ‘Your Holiness,’ although the Queen did not appear to thoughts as she did not even acknowledge the blunder.
Ozzy was no stranger to the royal household, as within the early noughties, the Prince of Darkness struck up an unlikely royal friendship within the type of King Charles.
Charles, who on the time was the Prince of Wales, even went so far as sending Ozzy a bottle of scotch whiskey after his quad-biking accident in 2003.
The pair, who had been each born in 1948, had been later pictured sharing fun on the Prince’s Belief thirtieth Birthday live performance, in Clarence Home in 2006, alongside spouse Sharon Osbourne and X Issue star Chico.
Talking to Discuss TV, Sharon revealed: “When my husband bought sick, he wrote to him. He’s the identical age as Ozzy, so he will get it.
“And he stated, you already know, ‘We’ve performed very properly thus far, and that is just a bit hurdle’.”
In 2022, forward of the King’s coronation, Ozzy informed the New York Publish: “He’s a really, very good man. He’s at all times handled me with the utmost respect. In truth, after I had my bike accident, he despatched me a bottle of scotch. I want him all the most effective.”
Ozzy’s loss of life was introduced by a rep for the Osbourne household final week, with them saying in an announcement: “It’s with extra unhappiness than mere phrases can convey that we have now to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has handed away this morning.
“He was together with his household and surrounded by love. We ask everybody to respect our household privateness at the moment.”
He’s survived by spouse Sharon, their three youngsters, Aimée, 41, Kelly, 40, and Jack, 39, in addition to Ozzy’s three different youngsters from one other marriage, Jessica, Louis and Elliot.
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