Ozzy Osbourne returned to the "home of metal" for the last time on Wednesday as an emotional Birmingham honoured one of its most cherished sons.

Ozzy Osbourne fans are to pay their respects to the heavy metal star in a procession taking place in his home city of Birmingham. The Black Sabbath frontman, who played a farewell gig in the city earlier in the month, died at the age of 76 last Tuesday.

Ozzy Osbourne attracted crowds of fans as his hearse made its way through Birmingham, U.K., during a funeral procession.