King Charles III’s guards broke tradition to celebrate Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards performed a rendition of the Black Sabbath song “Paranoid” during the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, as seen in a TikTok video.
The guards, who were dressed in their signature red tunics and towering bearskin hats, played the heavy metal band’s 1970 song for about three minutes for the crowd.
“This is awesome. Proudest I’ve felt of this country for about 15 years,” one fan wrote in the comment section of the video.
“Don’t think any musician has had this done after their passing,” another fan noted.
“This is a statement about how much ozzy osbourne meant to everyone youn and old he was just brilliant…rip ozzy,” a different commenter said.
A fourth fan added, “Fantastic! Thank you for honoring the Prince of Darkness.”
Ozzy — who died on July 22 at age 76 — had a friendship with Charles, also 76.
Shortly after Charles became king following Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September 2022, Ozzy told The Post that Charles is “a very nice man.”
“He’s always treated me with the utmost respect,” the rock icon shared. “In fact, when I had my bike accident [in 2003], he sent me a bottle of scotch … I wish him all the best.”
Ozzy also notably performed at the “Party at the Palace” concert for Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee at Buckingham Palace in 2002.
When he met the royal monarch, Ozzy accidentally called her “Your Holiness” instead of “Your Highness.”
Ozzy admitted at the time that he thought his wife, Sharon Osbourne, was joking when she told him he was invited to perform for Queen Elizabeth.
“I hardly think of myself as royal material. My wife told me, and I thought, ‘You’re pulling my leg,’” he said, per The Daily Express.
Ozzy and Sharon, 72, also met Charles, when he was still the Prince of Wales, at a reception at Clarence House in May 2006.
Ozzy’s funeral procession took place on Wednesday in his hometown of Birmingham, England. His family, including Sharon and four of his six kids, said their goodbyes alongside thousands of fans in the streets.
The “Crazy Train” singer, who was battling Parkinson’s disease and other health ailments, previously said he wanted his funeral to be “a celebration, not a mope-fest.”
Two weeks before his death, Ozzy performed for the last time at Black Sabbath’s “Back to the Beginning” concert on July 5 in Birmingham.
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