India, July 30 -- Ozzy Osbourne's fans gathered in huge masses on Birmingham streets for his funeral procession. The Black Sabbath star, famously dubbed the Prince of Darkness, died aged 76 on July 22 after years of gruelling health battle with Parkinson's, a disease he was diagnosed with in 2019.

Ahead of his burial, fans in Birmingham paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne in deeply personal ways, New York Post reported. The city's iconic Black Sabbath Bridge has been transformed into a sea of flowers left by heartbroken admirers.

From the early hours of Wednesday (July 30), crowds began to gather, hoping to catch a glimpse of the heavy metal legend's hearse as it passed through the city.

Along the procession route, fans also left heartfelt l...