Royal Band Pays Poignant Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne With Black Sabbath Cover Outside Buckingham Palace

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An especially royal tribute came on the same day Ozzy was laid to rest, when The Band of the Coldstream Guards performed a rendition of Black Sabbath's Paranoid at the Changing Of The Guard outside Buckingham Palace.

As captured in social media footage, the British Army musicians stood in formation as they played a brass band reimagining of the 1970 classic, which was met by cheers from onlookers.

While the music legend's signature tune might seem like an unlikely choice for a royal celebration, Ozzy once performed the very same song outside Buckingham Palace for a special concert, marking the Queen's Golden Jubilee in June 2002, where then-Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry were in attendance.

This week's musical tribute comes after the royal band has performed a number of timely (and often unexpected) covers in recent weeks, including a rendition of the football classic Three Lions ahead of the Lionesses' Euros 2025 win and even a version of Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club to commemorate London Pride.

The Prince Of Darkness died last week at the age of 76, having previously been vocal about his health issues, including Parkinson's disease.

Fans across the world have been paying tribute following the news of his death, including at his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and the Black Sabbath Bridge in Birmingham.

Weeks before his death, the British singer-songwriter reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the first time in 20 years for a special farewell show titled Back to the Beginning.