King Charles’ Guards Honor Ozzy Osbourne with a Rendition of Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’: ‘Britishness at Its Best’

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  1. TLDR:

    * King Charles’ soldiers honored [Ozzy Osbourne](https://people.com/tag/ozzy-osbourne/) with a musical tribute following the Prince of Darkness’ death.  On July 30, fan footage shared to [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@about.london/video/7532839159791160598?lang=en) showed the Band of the Coldstream Guards performing the Black Sabbath song “Paranoid” during the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
    * “This is awesome. Proudest I’ve felt of this country for about 15 years,” one commenter wrote below the video. “This is Britishness at its best,” another said. “RIP Ozzy.”
    * The guards honored the late Black Sabbath rocker on the day of his [funeral procession in Birmingham, England](https://people.com/ozzy-osbourne-funeral-family-says-goodbye-to-rocker-11780272), where crowds lined the streets in a reaction reminiscent of the public mourning of a royal death. Osbourne [died on Tuesday, July 22, at age 76](https://people.com/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-rocker-dead-7502904), over five years after he announced that he was [diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease](https://people.com/health/ozzy-osbourne-parkinsons-disease/) in 2003. 

  3. When the monarch does a tribute you know we lost true royalty

  4. May he rest in peace. An icon he will be missed!

  5. I think they were fans – Ozzy appeared at one of the Jubilee Concerts (golden, IIRC) and he belted out Paranoid then. It was the first time the general public could see that Harry was a headbanger – he was clearly utterly delighted

  6. this was a hoot to listen to, what a nice tribute to another king.

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