Overview

• On July 30 the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” during the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace as a tribute to the late singer.
• The tribute coincided with Osbourne’s funeral procession through Birmingham, where thousands of fans lined the streets to pay their respects.
• Footage of the Guards’ three-minute rendition went viral on social media, attracting global attention to the royal homage.
• Osbourne’s ties to the monarchy date back to his 2002 Party at the Palace performance for Queen Elizabeth II and a personal gift of whiskey from then-Prince Charles in 2003.
• Fans have launched petitions to rename Birmingham Airport and a Download Festival stage after Osbourne, gathering over 57,000 signatures so far.