‘Sir Ozzy Osbourne’ Still a Possibility, UK Government Says

A campaigner who’s tried thrice to have Ozzy Osbourne knighted mentioned she has good cause not to surrender after receiving a letter from the U.Okay. authorities.

Helen Maidiotis is behind the petition to raise the Black Sabbath icon to the standing of “Sir,” which has acquired almost 35,000 signatures so far. (She’s been advocating for the Prince of Darkness to be honored since not less than 2013.) In her newest replace, she revealed an encouraging response despatched by the Division for Digital, Tradition, Media and Sport Honours Crew.

“As you’re conscious, Mr. Osbourne has been into consideration for an honour for some time,” the letter learn. “Sadly so far he has been unsuccessful. As I’m certain you’ll respect, there may be extraordinarily fierce competitors for the very restricted variety of awards obtainable. The truth that Mr. Osbourne shouldn’t be recognised by an honour doesn’t imply that his contribution shouldn’t be appreciated. With some 1,000 awards obtainable in every spherical, and maybe six or seven occasions that variety of nominations, sadly it isn’t potential for each candidate, nonetheless priceless their service, to succeed.

“Nevertheless, I can verify his case stays into consideration presently,” the letter continued. “When you’ve got any extra supporting data you want to share with us, you’ll be most welcome to take action. We are able to then guarantee his case continues to obtain full and cautious consideration.”

The letter concluded by cautioning that the DCMS “can sadly give no assure as to the eventual final result or timescale.”

However, the response galvanized Maidiotis, who wrote within the replace, “What we have to do now’s to maintain pushing the signatures and doing every little thing we will to maintain spreading the phrase. Contact your radio stations and on-line music web sites and so on to get articles written concerning the want for this to occur for Ozzy Osbourne. The extra we push for media publicity the higher our possibilities for achievement!”

Osbourne’s well-documented debauchery is matched by his influential and vastly profitable discography, because the Prince of Darkness has bought over 100 million data worldwide. “For 5 a long time Mr. Osbourne has entertained the world along with his music,” Maidiotis wrote in her petition introduction. “So I ask you at the moment, together with the 1000’s of different individuals who have been supporting my marketing campaign all through the final eight years and have signed the earlier two petitions, to please take into account Mr. Osbourne and grant him the honour of a knighthood for his companies to music and charity over the past 5 a long time.”