Kelly Osbourne's poignant last interview about Ozzy: Star spoke about how well her dad was doing two weeks before he died as heartbreaking truth about her wedding emerges
The Black Sabbath rocker died aged 76 on July 22 and was laid to rest in a private funeral at his Buckinghamshire home on Thursday.
Just two days before she got engaged to Sid Wilson at Ozzy's final performance with his band in Villa Park, Birmingham, Kelly said her father was feeling 'amazing'.
Kelly, 40, said: 'My dad is amazing! He's so excited for his final show on Saturday. There is all the nerves and all the excitement.
'He's sailing through everything, and the rehearsals have been incredible.'
She added: 'It's all about him. It's going to be a very emotional moment.'
Kelly also shared heartbreaking details of her nuptials, with plans to wed across seas to ensure it would be an intimate affair with her beloved father and tight-knit family.
She said: 'We were thinking about having a destination wedding because that way only the people who really like you will come. So that is where we are going right now.'
Kelly revealed that her famed mother Sharon will be planning her entire wedding as she confessed she 'wants nothing to do with it'.
She said: 'I want nothing to do with it, because if it was up to me, we'd get married at the registry office and then take over a pub.
'But it is not up to me, so I'm letting my mum plan it.'
Kelly wore Ozzy's trademark purple glasses in a heartbreaking nod to her beloved father at his funeral procession on Wednesday.
The heavy metal icon was commemorated in a parade through the city centre - with friends and family including his wife Sharon attending and getting out of the cortege at Black Sabbath Bridge.
Ozzy had made known Kelly is his 'favourite child' in the past, previously telling Rolling Stone they were 'like two peas in a pod' as he gushed over their bond.
Mother-of-one Kelly covered her tears with the glasses which were a familiar look for Ozzy.
She and siblings Jack and Aimee laid floral tributes at the site while supporting Sharon - and they also shared peace signs showing gratitude to the crowds, while accompanied by Ozzy's son Louis from his first marriage to Thelma Riley.
And Jack and Kelly were seen sharing an emotional embrace at the Black Sabbath Bridge site that has been wreathed in floral tributes over the past week.
Father-of-five Ozzy previously proudly shared how singer, actress and fashion designer Kelly was his most cherished child, telling an interviewer: 'If I've got a favourite kid, it's Kelly.'
When asked by Rolling Stone, 'Are Jack and Aimee aware of that?', he replied: 'Oh, they know it! Me and Kelly, we're like two peas in a pod!'
The father-daughter duo rereleased a revised version of the song in 2003 which reached number one on the UK singles chart - in it they reflected on their life together.
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