Kelly Osbourne accepted a lifetime achievement award on behalf of her late father Ozzy Osbourne on the Birmingham Awards.
Kelly Osbourne collected a lifetime achievement award on her late father Ozzy Osbourne’s behalf
The Black Sabbath legend died on the age of 76 in July and his daughter took to social media to elucidate how being honoured at Friday’s (17.10.25) ceremony in his residence metropolis “would have meant the world to him”.
Kelly wrote on Instagram: “Final night time I had the honour of accepting my father’s lifetime achievement award on his behalf on the @birminghamawards.
“I am unable to thank everybody sufficient for his or her love and assist. I do know that my dad was shining down on us from heaven with satisfaction as a result of being a #Brummy meant extra to him than something. He cherished the town and he cherished the individuals.”
The 40-year-old star added: “This honour would have meant the world to him. From the underside of my coronary heart thanks. #birminghamforever.”
Kelly defined final month that falconry had helped her come to phrases together with her father’s passing and allowed her to find her “smile once more”.
Sharing a snap of herself with one of many birds on her Instagram Tales, Kelly penned: “In all my disappointment and grief, I’ve discovered one thing that makes me completely satisfied!
“I by no means thought I might discover my smile once more by way of falconry however I did. I completely love being with the birds.”
The star – who collaborated with Ozzy on a UK chart-topping cowl of Black Sabbath’s Adjustments in 2003 – had described her father’s dying as “the toughest second of my life” within the aftermath of the tragic information.
She wrote on social media on the time: “The love, assist, and delightful messages I’ve obtained from so a lot of you could have actually helped carry me by way of the toughest second of my life.
“Grief is a wierd factor, it sneaks up on you in waves – I can’t be okay for some time, however understanding my household shouldn’t be alone in our ache make a distinction.
“I am holding on tight to the love, the sunshine, and the legacy left behind.”
Ozzy handed away on July 22, following a sequence of well being issues that included a prolonged battle with Parkinson’s illness.
His household mentioned in a press release on the time: “It’s with extra disappointment than mere phrases can convey that we have now to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has handed away this morning. He was along with his household and surrounded by love.”
