Kelly Osbourne has spoken out for the first time about her father Ozzy Osbourne’s death.
The legendary heavy metal rocker died aged 76 on July 22, and was buried by the lake in the grounds of his Buckinghamshire mansion following a private church service last week.
This followed a huge public outpouring of love and mourning from the crowd of thousands that gathered in Ozzy’s home city of Birmingham for an emotional funeral procession through its streets the previous day, just weeks after his final ever show there, at Villa Park.
Taking to social media, Kelly thanked fans for their support and explained how the grief of her father’s death had been affecting her.
‘I’ve sat down to write this a hundred times and still don’t know if the words will ever feel like enough…but from the bottom of my heart thank you.
‘The love, support, and beautiful messages I’ve received from so many of you have truly helped carry me through the hardest moment of my life.
‘Every kind word, every shared memory, every bit of compassion has meant more than I can ever explain.’
She added that she wouldn’t be ok for some time, but felt supported by the knowledge that so many people are grieving with her.
‘Grief is a strange thing – it sneaks up on you in waves- I will not be ok for a while – but knowing my family are not alone in our pain makes a difference.
‘I am holding tight to the love, the light, and the legacy left behind.
‘Thank you for being there. I love you all so much – Kelly. #BirminghamForever #Ozzy Forever.’
The song playing in the background of the post was her father’s hit tune See You on the Other Side.
Last week, Kelly returned to Instagram late on Friday in one of her first social posts since her beloved dad’s funeral.
She shared a single image to her Stories with no additional comment, but the picture spoke for itself.
Reality show star Kelly, 40, had photographed a picture of a purple funeral wreath for Ozzy, by the lake, which simply – and appropriately – read: ‘Ozzy F***ing Osbourne’.
At the Back to the Beginning last gig, just weeks before the rocker’s death, Kelly’s fiancé Sid Wilson proposed.
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