Kelly Osbourne shared a never-before-seen video of her and Ozzy singing a heartfelt ballad he wrote to honor Princess Diana on what would’ve been her 57th birthday. “No one outside the family ever saw this… until now,” she said. The tender clip, filled with laughter and love, shows their deep bond and brought fans to tears — a quiet farewell from a father, a legend, and his “favorite girl.”
“The Princess and the Prince of Darkness”: Kelly Osbourne Reveals Never-Before-Seen Duet With Ozzy Honoring Princess Diana — A Final Gift From Father to Daughter, and From a Rock Legend to the World
It wasn’t meant to be seen by the world.
It was just a moment — quiet, unscripted, and heartbreakingly pure. A father and daughter, in a small recording studio surrounded by old amps and family photographs, singing together for someone neither had ever met… but both had quietly adored.
And now, months after the passing of Ozzy Osbourne at age 76, his youngest daughter Kelly has chosen to open that sacred memory to the public — on a day that made it all feel destined.
July 1st would’ve been Princess Diana’s 57th birthday. And to mark the occasion, Kelly posted a grainy, intimate video to her social media pages that shook the internet: a never-before-seen clip of her and Ozzy singing a ballad he wrote years ago as a tribute to the “People’s Princess.”
The caption read simply:
“She was his hero. This was our last recording together. Happy birthday, Diana.”
What followed was a flood of raw emotion from fans — not only for the song itself, but for the unexpected tenderness it revealed about the “Prince of Darkness.”
A Hidden Song for a Hidden Grief
The video opens with no special lighting, no effects — just Ozzy, seated in a worn leather chair, guitar resting on his lap. Kelly is beside him, her head leaning slightly on his shoulder. They smile briefly, then begin:
“In a palace built from sorrow,
She walked barefoot through the flame.
Not a queen by crown or title,
But the world still spoke her name…”
The voice is unmistakably Ozzy’s — aged, gravelly, but fragile in a way fans rarely heard. Kelly harmonizes softly, her tone sweet and steady, grounding her father with warmth only a daughter could bring.
This wasn’t heavy metal. It was closer to a lullaby. And the lyrics, according to Kelly, were written by Ozzy in secret after Diana’s death in 1997.
“He never talked about it in interviews,” she shared in a follow-up post. “But he was devastated when she died. I remember him coming into the kitchen that morning, holding the newspaper, and he just said, ‘The only honest one of them is gone.’ Then he cried.”
To those who knew Ozzy only as the madman of metal — the bat-biting, stage-stomping icon of chaos — this revelation was jarring. But to his family, it was just another layer of the man they loved.
“Dad always had this side to him,” Kelly wrote. “He cared deeply. Diana reminded him of the women he admired most — strong, wounded, graceful. He saw himself in her pain, and he admired how she still smiled for others.”
“That Was the One, Love”
The video, Kelly said, was recorded nearly a decade ago. They had just finished lunch in their home studio, and Ozzy had been playing around with some old chords. When Kelly mentioned it was Diana’s birthday, Ozzy paused and said, “I wrote something for her once. Never showed anyone. Wanna try it with me?”
What happened next, captured only on a shaky handheld camera, was magic.
They sang the entire piece in one take. At the end, Ozzy looked over at his daughter and murmured, “That was the one, love. That’s for the angel.”
Kelly never forgot that moment. And when Ozzy passed away earlier this year, she returned to the studio, watched the footage, and wept.
“I didn’t know what to do with it,” she admitted. “It felt too personal. But then I thought… maybe Dad would want people to see who he really was underneath it all. Not the showman. Not the wild man. Just a father. And a fan of a woman who never stopped caring.”
The Internet Reacts: “We Never Knew This Ozzy”
Within hours of the video’s release, it had amassed millions of views. Fans were stunned — not just by the ballad’s beauty, but by the emotional vulnerability Ozzy displayed.
“He broke my heart in the best way,” one fan wrote. “I never thought Ozzy Osbourne would be the one to make me cry over Princess Diana.”
Another added, “This isn’t just a tribute to Diana. It’s a tribute to Kelly. She was his favorite. You can feel it in the way they look at each other.”
Indeed, for many longtime observers of the Osbourne family, the bond between Ozzy and Kelly has always been unmistakable. From their days on MTV’s The Osbournes to red carpet appearances and heartfelt interviews, Kelly was often called the “baby” of the family — but also the fiercest protector of her dad’s legacy.
And this video only deepened that impression.
A Legacy Rewritten
Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy will always include the raucous rebellion of Black Sabbath, the theatrical excess of his solo career, and the unforgettable moments that made him a global icon. But now, thanks to one quiet video and a daughter’s love, another piece has been added — one that’s softer, more human, and perhaps the most enduring.
“It’s not about being perfect,” Kelly said in a recent interview. “Dad’s life was messy. So was Diana’s. But they both gave more of themselves than people ever realized. This song… it’s proof of that.”
As the final notes of the song fade in the video, Ozzy looks down at his guitar, then back at Kelly.
“Do you think she’d have liked it?” he asks softly.
Kelly doesn’t answer immediately. She just smiles, nods, and squeezes his hand.
And now, thanks to her — we all get to say yes.
She would have loved it.
We all do.
