“I have shivers!”

The Prince of Darkness was honored at Buckingham Palace through the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace on July 30, 2025.

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King Charles III’s Band of the Coldstream Guards paid tribute to late heavy steel legend Ozzy Osbourne with a rendition of Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid.” Guards dressed of their iconic crimson tunics and fur hats maintained composure whereas performing 3 minutes of heavy steel for an viewers gathered on the palace. The efficiency has practically 200,000 views on the @about.london TikTok account. It was shared throughout platforms the place social media customers marveled on the guards’ touching memorial and paid respects to the late rocker.

“Hardest part would be not headbanging a little while you played.”

Coldstream Guards pay respects to the Prince of Darkness at Buckingham Palace

Osbourne, who battled well being points together with Parkinson’s towards the top of his life, expressed that he hoped his funeral can be “a celebration, not a mope-fest.”    

@about.london The Band of the Coldstream Guards carry out “Paranoid” by Black Sabbath at Changing of the Guard right now. RIP to Ozzy Osbourne the “Prince of Darkness” #guard #kingsguard #ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath #paranoid #heavymetal #rockband #london  #buckinghampalace #fyp ♬ unique sound – about.london

“Ozzy’s digging this and probably can’t believe his country is honoring him like this.”

The video was crossposted by u/tareqttv to the r/interestingasf**okay subreddit, the place it has over 60,000 upvotes. Reddit customers shared emotional responses to the efficiency at Buckingham Palace and celebrated Ozzy’s reminiscence. 

“Got a little teary-eyed with this one.”

“Ozzy was so unabashedly proud of being British, and I think that’s why they are honouring him now. He never forgot where he came from.”

“That moment you know you’re on top when the Coldstream Guards bust out Paranoid at Buckingham.”

What is the Changing of the Guard?

The Changing of the Guard marks a proper handover of guard duties from an outgoing group of troopers to the incoming “New Guard.” The ceremony takes place at royal residences in Britain, most notably, Buckingham Palace, a number of instances every week. Incoming troopers accompanied by a navy band march in, because the “Old Guard” marches out.

Soldiers took formation to the tune of “Paranoid” on the day of Osbourne’s funeral procession in Birmingham, England.

RIP Ozzy 

Ozzy Osbourne, 76, died on July 22, 2025, at his household’s house in Welders, Buckinghamshire. The musician had been battling Parkinson’s illness since 2003, however Osbourne’s official explanation for demise was not laid out in an announcement launched by the household. 

Ozzy fronted Black Sabbath’s “Back to the Beginning” live performance for the final time on July 5 in Birmingham.

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