Australian Black Sabbath fan Helen Maidiotis has been attempting to get Ozzy Osbourne knighted since not less than 2013. Though she obtained extra assist in 2014 – in addition to tried once more in 2019 – it’s but to occur. Fortunately, although, she has a brand new motive to imagine it is nonetheless potential.
Final Thursday (Jan. 19), Maidiotis tweeted a picture of a promising letter she acquired from the U.Okay. authorities concerning her quest. Particularly, it got here from the Division for Digital, Tradition, Media and Sport Honours Staff, and it reads:
As you might be conscious Mr. Osbourne has been into consideration for an honour for some time. Sadly thus far he has been unsuccessful. As I’m positive you’ll admire, there may be extraordinarily fierce competitors for the very restricted variety of awards obtainable. The truth that Mr. Osbourne is just not recognised by an honour doesn’t imply that his contribution is just not appreciated. With some 1,000 awards obtainable in every spherical, and maybe six or seven occasions that variety of nominations, sadly it’s not potential for each candidate, nonetheless helpful their service, to succeed.
Nevertheless, I can affirm his case stays into consideration presently. In case you have any extra supporting info you wish 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. Nevertheless, as we’ve got beforehand defined, we are able to sadly give no assure as to the eventual end result or timescale.
You may view her tweet beneath:
To this point, her Change.org petition has secured almost 35,000 signatures, and she or he posted the next response/clarification to the web site on Jan. 19: “Final evening I acquired this reply from the cupboard on her behalf and as you possibly can see from the reply, it’s not precisely what we have been hoping for however it’s nonetheless a optimistic response however. It means we nonetheless have an opportunity as ‘he’s nonetheless into consideration.'”
She continued:
What we have to do now’s to maintain pushing the signatures and doing all the pieces we are able to to maintain spreading the phrase. Contact your radio stations and on-line music web sites and so on to get articles written in regards to the want for this to occur for Ozzy Osbourne. The extra we push for media publicity the higher our probabilities for achievement! So begin immediately, share the hyperlink to the petition, and speak to your native radio stations, on-line leisure web sites, and so on! Let’s get this performed for Ozzy as soon as and for all! Thanks on your continued assist during the last decade! It’s totally a lot appreciated.
As for Ozzy, he’s been retaining fairly busy regardless of his current bodily ailment(s). For example, he donated a signed Gibson SG electrical guitar to Julien’s Auctions (as a part of their annual MusiCares Charity Aid Public sale, which can happen on Sunday, Feb. 5 in Beverly Hills, Calif.) He’s additionally been anxiously gearing up for a brand new actuality present – Residence to Roost – which can revolve round his and Sharon’s transfer again to England from Los Angeles.
In fact, these are just some of the various the reason why he deserves to grow to be Sir Ozzy Osbourne, proper? So, if you happen to’d like to hitch Maidiotis’ trigger, ensure you signal her petition ASAP!
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