Sharon Osbourne has opened up about the letter of condolence she received from King Charles following the death of her husband
Sharon Osbourne has opened up about King Charles’ relationship with Black Sabbath frontman, Ozzy Osbourne. The star revealed how the monarch was always so ‘gracious’ with her husband and recalled how the pair would always ‘laugh’ in each other’s company.
Ozzy passed away in July at the age of 76 from a reported heart attack, mere weeks after his emotional reunion with the band during the Back To The Beginning farewell gig in Birmingham. Sharon, who shared more than 40 years of marriage with the musician, said she received a personal letter of condolence from King Charles and has now spoken out about how she has been coping since Ozzy’s death.
She told Piers Morgan Uncensored: “His Majesty sent me a letter the next day… King Charles hand-delivered it. (It said) just how sorry he was. He knew Ozzy. We met him several times, and he’s always been so gracious with Ozzy, and they would always laugh together.
“When you look at King Charles and you look at Donald Trump, whatever anybody might think about them, it’s their business, but their days, you know how full their day is? I mean insanity, and that they had the time and the graciousness to do that for us.”
The ex-X Factor panellist also heaped praise on her three children, Kelly, Aimme and Jack, describing them as ‘magnificent’ in their support. “Grief has now become my friend,” Sharon continued.
“It is very weird to me, when you love someone that much and you’re grieving for them, it’s what I have to live with, and I’ll get used to it. I will, I have to, you know, things move on.
“It’s an ache that you wake up with and you can’t get rid of that ache. It’s like a big hole inside of you and the kids feel exactly the same way, and it’s just, what do you do? It’s inevitable that it happens to all of us.
“I would have just gone with Ozzy. I’ve done everything I wanted to do. But they’ve (Kelly, Aimee and Jack) been unbelievably, just magnificent with me, all three of them.”
Ozzy, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019, performed his final gig on July 5 in a concert that also featured performances from the likes of Anthrax, Metallica and Guns N’ Roses. Sharon revealed that despite her husband being ‘terribly ill’ over the past year, he was determined to perform and that it had made him happier than she had seen him in the last seven years.
She continued: “He knew his body was failing him. He was in so much pain, so much pain. He had pneumonia three times this year. He’d had sepsis… That’s what really, really destroyed him.
“(After the farewell gig), he kept looking at the papers, and he goes to me, ‘I never knew so many people liked me’, but that was the way he was. He knew he was famous, but not to the amount that people loved him. And for two weeks, every day was sunshine for him. Really, really happy. Happier than we’d seen him in seven years.”
Black Sabbath, established in 1968, is widely credited for defining and popularising the heavy metal genre. The band members were recently honoured with the freedom of the city of Birmingham, a tribute to their exceptional contributions to the city.
Ozzy, who also enjoyed a successful solo career, gained a new fan base when he starred in the 2000s reality TV series The Osbournes, alongside his wife Sharon and their two youngest children, Kelly and Jack.
