King Charles III’s guards broke custom to have fun Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards carried out a rendition of the Black Sabbath track “Paranoid” through the Altering of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, as seen in a TikTok video.
The guards, who had been dressed of their signature pink tunics and towering bearskin hats, performed the heavy steel band’s 1970 track for about three minutes for the gang.
“This is awesome. Proudest I’ve felt of this country for about 15 years,” one fan wrote within the remark part of the video.
“Don’t think any musician has had this done after their passing,” one other fan famous.
“This is a statement about how much ozzy osbourne meant to everyone youn and old he was just brilliant…rip ozzy,” a distinct commenter mentioned.
A fourth fan added, “Fantastic! Thank you for honoring the Prince of Darkness.”
Ozzy — who died on July 22 at age 76 — had a friendship with Charles, additionally 76.
Shortly after Charles grew to become king following Queen Elizabeth II’s dying in September 2022, Ozzy instructed The Put up that Charles is “a very nice man.”
“He’s always treated me with the utmost respect,” the rock icon shared. “In fact, when I had my bike accident [in 2003], he sent me a bottle of scotch … I wish him all the best.”
Ozzy additionally notably carried out on the “Party at the Palace” live performance for Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee at Buckingham Palace in 2002.
When he met the royal monarch, Ozzy unintentionally referred to as her “Your Holiness” as an alternative of “Your Highness.”
Ozzy admitted on the time that he thought his spouse, Sharon Osbourne, was joking when she instructed him he was invited to carry out for Queen Elizabeth.
“I hardly think of myself as royal material. My wife told me, and I thought, ‘You’re pulling my leg,’” he mentioned, per The Every day Specific.
Ozzy and Sharon, 72, additionally met Charles, when he was nonetheless the Prince of Wales, at a reception at Clarence Home in Might 2006.
Ozzy’s funeral procession came about on Wednesday in his hometown of Birmingham, England. His household, together with Sharon and 4 of his six children, mentioned their goodbyes alongside hundreds of followers within the streets.
The “Crazy Train” singer, who was battling Parkinson’s illness and different well being illnesses, beforehand mentioned he wished his funeral to be “a celebration, not a mope-fest.”
Two weeks earlier than his dying, Ozzy carried out for the final time at Black Sabbath’s “Back to the Beginning” live performance on July 5 in Birmingham.
