Yungblud shared a final message for Ozzy Osbourne in an emotional Instagram post after attending the funeral for the Prince of Darkness.
The rocker died aged 76 on July 22, after a long ordeal with Parkinson’s and other health problems – though an official cause of death is yet to be announced.
The family confirmed the news of his passing just weeks after his final show, Back to the Beginning, in his hometown of Birmingham.
Following an emotional funeral procession through the streets of Birmingham – where his widow, Sharon Osbourne, was seen sobbing alongside their children – the Black Sabbath icon was buried in Buckinghamshire.
Among those reported to have attended was Yungblud, 27, who has had a longstanding friendship with the metal pioneer.
Taking to Instagram, the musician, real name Dominic Richard Harrison, shared a picture of the iconic crucifix Ozzy often wore that he passed on to him before his death.
‘Goodnight Oz 🦇your light will forever shine. I love you,’ he wrote in the caption.
Yungblud previously shared a poignant tribute to his late friend after the news of his death was announced, calling the cross the ‘most precious thing he owns.’
‘I didn’t think you would leave so soon the last time we met you were so full of life and your laugh filled up the room,’ he said alongside pictures of the duo backstage at the Back to the Beginning concert, at which Yungblud performed.
‘But as it is written with legends, they seem to know the things that we don’t. I will never forget you – you will be in every single note I sing and with me every single time I walk on stage.
‘Your cross around my neck is the most precious thing I own. You asked me once if there was anything you could do for me and as I said then and as I will say now for all of us the music was enough.
‘You took us on your adventure – an adventure that started it all. I am truly heartbroken. You were the greatest of all time.’
A video from Ozzy’s final show of Yungblud gifting him another cross went viral online, with many saying how they were left in tears by the touching gesture.
‘Obviously, you gave me a cross, and I wanted to return the favor, so I made you something,’ he said, sharing a wooden box with the Crazy Train hitmaker.
‘Thank you, man, for everything. It’s an honour, man.’
He expressed to Ozzy how much he loved him, before reading the inscription on the jewellery: ‘I hope this brings you luck. Love Always, Dom.’
In an interview with NME, Yungblud explained how important it was for him to perform at Ozzy’s last show and addressed fan comments that the torch was passed from the iconic rocker to him.
‘I couldn’t miss it. We’ve become so close and I love him. His music has given me an outlet and he’s given me so much advice,’ he began.
‘When it felt like people didn’t understand me, I cried down the phone to him. He’s always told me “People will not get you, so do not deviate, keep fighting and keep pushing.”‘
He added that Ozzy wasn’t just his hero, and that he considered him family.
Of his performance, which saw him belt out Ozzy’s legendary hit Changes, he said: ‘I was speaking to Ozzy yesterday about it and I just said “Thank you, I’m going to try my best to make you proud.”
‘I do really love rock music and it feels like it’s coming back. People are ready for it again, so I’m going to hold onto the ball and I’m going to run with it.’
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