Birmingham to Honor Ozzy Osbourne With Posthumous Lord Mayor's Award on His Birthday

City officials will hold a private presentation to his family that also hands over the public Books of Condolence.

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On December 3, Deputy Lord Mayor Ken Wood will present the Lord Mayor's Award and Lord Mayor Zafar Iqbal MBE will give the Books of Condolence to members of the Osbourne family.
The tribute is reported as a private civic ceremony, and the city has not disclosed which family members will attend.
In a statement, the Osbourne family said they are "deeply touched" by the honor and thanked the Lord Mayor for the recognition.
Public engagement has remained high, with about 400,000 visitors to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery's "Working Class Hero" exhibit and thousands queuing to sign condolence books.
Osbourne, a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee with more than 100 million records sold, died on July 22 of a heart attack, with coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease listed on his death certificate.