Sharon Osbourne appeared to stumble as she walked to inspect a sea of tributes left for her late hellraiser husband – but reality TV’s most famous matriarch had her family at her side to catch her.

The 72-year-old was overcome with grief as she stepped out of a van to add her own flowers to the thousands of tributes left to heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham city centre earlier today.

Accompanied by children Kelly, Jack and Aimee – as well as Louis, from Ozzy’s first marriage – she broke down in tears as she emerged to the cheers of thousands before beginning the walk to the tributes left by the side of the road.

Clutching a tissue and a bouquet of flowers wrapped in a black sheet, she stumbled a little, as Jack checked on her, he and Kelly holding her by the arm and hand.

She then laid her flower as fans called her name and shouted: ‘We love you.’

Ozzy’s children laid their own tributes before escorting their mother back to the car.

Clasping her hands to her face, she wept at the outpouring of love – before giving the crowd a show of gratitude in return, making a peace sign with her hand alongside eldest child Aimee, 41.

Thousands of metal fans turned out to see off the Godfather of Heavy Metal, who died on July 22 aged 76.

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Sharon Osbourne broke down in tears as she viewed tributes and messages for her husband, the legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne

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She was supported by children Jack, Kelly and Aimee (pictured: Jack and Kelly holding her by the arms as she walks

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There appeared to be a moment where Sharon stumbled as she walked to the tributes – with Jack and Kelly able to support her

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Sharon laid a single flower, as did her children, at the head of the sea of tributes left to Ozzy

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As the fans cheered for her and called her name, Sharon threw up a peace sign – alongside eldest daughter Aimee (right)

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Jack and Kelly Osbourne share an embrace as Sharon is comforted by Aimee during the hell-raiser’s final send-off

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Ozzy’s funeral cortege stopped at the ‘Black Sabbath Bridge’ off Birmingham’s Broad Street to view the tributes, watched by thousands

He had performed his final show less than three weeks before he died at he and Sharon’s Buckinghamshire estate, surrounded by his family.

The flowers and messages had been left at the ‘Black Sabbath Bridge’ in Birmingham’s Broad Street.

Ozzy’s funeral cortege made a stop off en route to the rock god’s final farewell to view the tributes – and give thanks for the support given by fans in recent days.

Louis, Ozzy’s son from his first marriage to Thelma Riley, wore a purple tie with skull-and-crossbones patterns.

The funeral cortege was led along the street by local brass band Bostin’ Brass, which performed versions of Black Sabbath songs.

In front of the van bearing the Osbournes was a Jaguar hearse carrying the singer on his final journey – adorned with a floral tribute in purple, the rocker’s favourite colour, that simply read: ‘OZZY’.

The cortege had earlier passed Ozzy’s childhood home in Lodge Road, Aston. The present day owners of the house placed a picture of Ozzy in their front window.

Legendary hell-raiser Ozzy moved back to the UK earlier this year after finally being given the all-clear by doctors to leave the US for good.

At the time of his death he had been battling Parkinson’s and a wealth of problems with his neck and back linked to injuries including a 2003 quad bike accident and a fall in 2019.

Complications from his injuries and the Covid pandemic meant he never completed his final farewell tour – but he spent months training for the Back To The Beginning career finale he performed at Villa Park on July 5.