Ozzy Osbourne’s private funeral service was the perfect blend of sadness and humor — perfectly reflecting the Prince of Darkness himself according to one attendee.
On Thursday, July 31, the Black Sabbath frontman was laid to rest during an intimate service at Welders House, his Buckinghamshire estate where he and wife Sharon Osbourne bought back in 1993. Guests included his bandmates, family, plus other rockers like Rob Zombie, Zakk Wylde, Marilyn Manson and Metallica’s Robert Trujillo, who also opened up about the private ceremony.
According to Blabbermouth, on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk on Thursday, August 7, Trujillo called the event “very, very beautiful” despite the sadness. “Some of the speeches were — as you could imagine — pretty funny. And there were a lot of tears,” he said. He described how Geezer Butler’s emotional eulogy brought him to tears, calling it “an amazing” tribute.
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The day also had its share of “magical” moments. Rain fell early on in the service, but “when Kelly [Osbourne] was singing, her lyrics flew — the wind blew her lyrics away. It was almost like Ozzy was having fun with her,” Trujillo recalled. Moments later, as Butler spoke, Trujillo said that “the sun actually came out… a very magical moment.”
Trujillo also recalled how guests shared stories that sparked both laughter and tears. “There were so many stories… So, it felt like there was a closure from this,” Trujillo said.
One day earlier, fans in Birmingham honored Ozzy with a massive public tribute attended by Sharon, their son Jack, and daughters Kelly and Aimée Osbourne. Ozzy’s son, Louis Osbourne, was also in attendance.
Osbourne died on July 22 from an “out of hospital cardiac arrest,” according to the New York Times. The attack was linked to acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction. Ozzy was diagnosed with Parkinson’s back in 2019.
