An emotional Kelly Osbourne breaks down as she jets into London to say goodbye to best friend Amy Winehouse

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Emotional: A tearful Kelly Osbourne jetted into London today to attend her good friend Amy Winehouse's funeral this week


A grief-stricken Kelly Osbourne broke down in tears today as she jetted into London to say her goodbyes to Amy Winehouse.

Kelly, 26, couldn't hold back the tears and hid her eyes beneath huge black sunglasses as she arrived at Heathrow airport.

Still in shock over her best friend's untimely and sudden death, Kelly dashed out of the terminal and into a waiting car.


She is believed to be in London to attend Amy's funeral, which is understood to be taking place on Wednesday.

Kelly was one of the first of Amy's close friends to pay tribute to the star, who was found dead at her London home on Saturday afternoon.

She took to her Twitter page and said: '‘i cant even breath right my now im crying so hard i just lost 1 of my best friends. i love you forever Amy & will never forget the real you!'

In mourning: Kelly, dressed head to toe in black, hid her face as she quickly made her way through the terminal at Heathrow


Later on in the day she added: 'i miss my friend! im going to be off twitter for a while thank you for all your support! [sic].’

Amy, who was 27 when she died, was close to Kelly, who has been there to support her friend through her troubled times.

In 2008, she was seen helping Amy settle into rehab in central London to try and kick her addiction to drugs.

On her way: Kelly hid her face as she jetted out of Los Angeles yesterday


Along with Amy's father Mitch, Kelly arrived laden down with Amy's belongings, which she'd collected for her from her then flat in Bow, east London.

Kelly led the tributes to Amy this weekend, as her friends and peers paid their respects to the star.

And today, singer Adele became the latest to pay tribute to the Back To Black star as the showbiz world continues to reel from the shock of her death.

Pink carpet princesses: Kelly and Amy looked stunning as they posed together at the ELLE Style Awards 2007

Helping hand: In 2008, Kelly helped Amy pack up some of her belongings and move into rehab


Writing on her blog, Adele, 23, said: 'Amy paved the way for artists like me and made people excited about British music again whilst being fearlessly hilarious and blase about the whole thing.

'I don’t think she ever realised just how brilliant she was and how important she is, but that just makes her even more charming.

'Although im incredibly sad about Amy passing im also reminded of how immensely proud of her i am as well. and grateful to be inspired by her. Amy flies in paradise.'

Moving: Singer Adele took to her blog to pay tribute to Amy


Actress Demi Moore wrote on her Twitter page and said: 'Truly sad news about Amy Winehouse. My heart goes out to her family. May her troubled soul find peace.'

Lady Gaga added: 'Amy changed pop music forever, I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her. She lived jazz, she lived the blues.'

And producer Mark Ronson, who famously collaborated with Winehouse on tracks including the hit Valerie said: 'She was my musical soulmate and like a sister to me. This is one of the saddest days of my life.'

Kelly's tribute to her friend Amy upon hearing the news of her death

Grief: Ronson worked with Amy on tracks including the now famous Valerie


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An emotional Kelly Osbourne breaks down as she jets into London to say goodbye to best friend Amy Winehouse

By Daily Mail Reporter


Emotional: A tearful Kelly Osbourne jetted into London today to attend her good friend Amy Winehouse's funeral this week


A grief-stricken Kelly Osbourne broke down in tears today as she jetted into London to say her goodbyes to Amy Winehouse.

Kelly, 26, couldn't hold back the tears and hid her eyes beneath huge black sunglasses as she arrived at Heathrow airport.

Still in shock over her best friend's untimely and sudden death, Kelly dashed out of the terminal and into a waiting car.


She is believed to be in London to attend Amy's funeral, which is understood to be taking place on Wednesday.

Kelly was one of the first of Amy's close friends to pay tribute to the star, who was found dead at her London home on Saturday afternoon.

She took to her Twitter page and said: '‘i cant even breath right my now im crying so hard i just lost 1 of my best friends. i love you forever Amy & will never forget the real you!'

In mourning: Kelly, dressed head to toe in black, hid her face as she quickly made her way through the terminal at Heathrow


Later on in the day she added: 'i miss my friend! im going to be off twitter for a while thank you for all your support! [sic].’

Amy, who was 27 when she died, was close to Kelly, who has been there to support her friend through her troubled times.

In 2008, she was seen helping Amy settle into rehab in central London to try and kick her addiction to drugs.

On her way: Kelly hid her face as she jetted out of Los Angeles yesterday


Along with Amy's father Mitch, Kelly arrived laden down with Amy's belongings, which she'd collected for her from her then flat in Bow, east London.

Kelly led the tributes to Amy this weekend, as her friends and peers paid their respects to the star.

And today, singer Adele became the latest to pay tribute to the Back To Black star as the showbiz world continues to reel from the shock of her death.

Pink carpet princesses: Kelly and Amy looked stunning as they posed together at the ELLE Style Awards 2007

Helping hand: In 2008, Kelly helped Amy pack up some of her belongings and move into rehab


Writing on her blog, Adele, 23, said: 'Amy paved the way for artists like me and made people excited about British music again whilst being fearlessly hilarious and blase about the whole thing.

'I don’t think she ever realised just how brilliant she was and how important she is, but that just makes her even more charming.

'Although im incredibly sad about Amy passing im also reminded of how immensely proud of her i am as well. and grateful to be inspired by her. Amy flies in paradise.'

Moving: Singer Adele took to her blog to pay tribute to Amy


Actress Demi Moore wrote on her Twitter page and said: 'Truly sad news about Amy Winehouse. My heart goes out to her family. May her troubled soul find peace.'

Lady Gaga added: 'Amy changed pop music forever, I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her. She lived jazz, she lived the blues.'

And producer Mark Ronson, who famously collaborated with Winehouse on tracks including the hit Valerie said: 'She was my musical soulmate and like a sister to me. This is one of the saddest days of my life.'

Kelly's tribute to her friend Amy upon hearing the news of her death

Grief: Ronson worked with Amy on tracks including the now famous Valerie


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'I'm so grateful my husband Russell Brand is clean and sober,' says Katy Perry in wake of Amy Winehouse's death

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Grateful: Katy Perry discussed her husband Russell Brand's sobriety during an interview on Good Morning American today


Pop star Katy Perry says Amy Winehouse's death has made her even more grateful for husband Russell Brand staying sober.

Brand, himself a recovering drug addict, took to Twitter over the weekend to laud his late friend as a 'f***ing genius' following her death in London on Saturday.

And Perry says the death puts into perspective Brand's efforts to stay clean and away from drugs.


'My heart felt really sad,' Perry said on Good Morning America about hearing of Winehouse's death.

'My husband, who has been clean and sober for almost nine years, you know, I see him working a program and working on himself every single day.

'And I see how much work it takes to be clean and sober when you have, you know, addiction on your hands.

'It gave me a real a gratefulness for my husband, who got clean when he was 27.

'I feel really sad and I just hope she finds peace.'

Brand paid a lengthy written tribute to Winehouse yesterday, saying addiction should be treated as a potentially fatal disease.

He met her on the Camden pub scene a number of years ago, and said at first he thought she was 'just some twit in a pink satin jacket shuffling round bars'.

He said when he spoke to her she was 'sweet and peculiar but most of all vulnerable'.

By chance Brand saw her perform with Paul Weller at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London, and had an epiphany.

In the piece posted on his website he wrote: 'Entering the space I saw Amy on stage with Weller and his band; and then the awe. The awe that envelops when witnessing a genius. From her oddly dainty presence that voice, a voice that seemed not to come from her but from somewhere beyond even Billie and Ella, from the font of all greatness.

'That twerp, all eyeliner and lager dithering up Chalk Farm Road under a back-combed barnet, the lips that I'd only seen clenching a fishwife fag and dribbling curses now a portal for this holy sound.'

Brand has given frank accounts of his battle to overcome drug addiction, and said loved ones will always fear getting a phone call with the worst news possible.

On duty: The star is currently in New York promoting her new film, The Smurfs


At the time he met Winehouse, he himself had not yet got clean, and he said: 'Winehouse and I shared an affliction, the disease of addiction.'

In the piece Brand accused the media of being more interested in 'tragedy than talent', and therefore said they focused more on her personal battles than her musical career.

He went on: 'Addiction is a serious disease; it will end with jail, mental institutions or death.

'Now Amy Winehouse is dead, like many others whose unnecessary deaths have been retrospectively romanticised, at 27 years old. Whether this tragedy was preventable or not is now irrelevant. It is not preventable today.

'We have lost a beautiful and talented woman to this disease. Not all addicts have Amy's incredible talent. Or Kurt's (Cobain) or Jimi's (Hendrix) or Janis's (Joplin), some people just get the affliction. All we can do is adapt the way we view this condition, not as a crime or a romantic affectation but as a disease that will kill.'



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'I'm so grateful my husband Russell Brand is clean and sober,' says Katy Perry in wake of Amy Winehouse's death

By Daily Mail Reporter


Grateful: Katy Perry discussed her husband Russell Brand's sobriety during an interview on Good Morning American today


Pop star Katy Perry says Amy Winehouse's death has made her even more grateful for husband Russell Brand staying sober.

Brand, himself a recovering drug addict, took to Twitter over the weekend to laud his late friend as a 'f***ing genius' following her death in London on Saturday.

And Perry says the death puts into perspective Brand's efforts to stay clean and away from drugs.


'My heart felt really sad,' Perry said on Good Morning America about hearing of Winehouse's death.

'My husband, who has been clean and sober for almost nine years, you know, I see him working a program and working on himself every single day.

'And I see how much work it takes to be clean and sober when you have, you know, addiction on your hands.

'It gave me a real a gratefulness for my husband, who got clean when he was 27.

'I feel really sad and I just hope she finds peace.'

Brand paid a lengthy written tribute to Winehouse yesterday, saying addiction should be treated as a potentially fatal disease.

He met her on the Camden pub scene a number of years ago, and said at first he thought she was 'just some twit in a pink satin jacket shuffling round bars'.

He said when he spoke to her she was 'sweet and peculiar but most of all vulnerable'.

By chance Brand saw her perform with Paul Weller at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London, and had an epiphany.

In the piece posted on his website he wrote: 'Entering the space I saw Amy on stage with Weller and his band; and then the awe. The awe that envelops when witnessing a genius. From her oddly dainty presence that voice, a voice that seemed not to come from her but from somewhere beyond even Billie and Ella, from the font of all greatness.

'That twerp, all eyeliner and lager dithering up Chalk Farm Road under a back-combed barnet, the lips that I'd only seen clenching a fishwife fag and dribbling curses now a portal for this holy sound.'

Brand has given frank accounts of his battle to overcome drug addiction, and said loved ones will always fear getting a phone call with the worst news possible.

On duty: The star is currently in New York promoting her new film, The Smurfs


At the time he met Winehouse, he himself had not yet got clean, and he said: 'Winehouse and I shared an affliction, the disease of addiction.'

In the piece Brand accused the media of being more interested in 'tragedy than talent', and therefore said they focused more on her personal battles than her musical career.

He went on: 'Addiction is a serious disease; it will end with jail, mental institutions or death.

'Now Amy Winehouse is dead, like many others whose unnecessary deaths have been retrospectively romanticised, at 27 years old. Whether this tragedy was preventable or not is now irrelevant. It is not preventable today.

'We have lost a beautiful and talented woman to this disease. Not all addicts have Amy's incredible talent. Or Kurt's (Cobain) or Jimi's (Hendrix) or Janis's (Joplin), some people just get the affliction. All we can do is adapt the way we view this condition, not as a crime or a romantic affectation but as a disease that will kill.'



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Amy Winehouse's parents make emotional visit to touching tributes outside her Camden home after visiting coroners court

By SARA NATHAN, CHRIS GREENWOOD, HANNAH ROBERTS, SARAH BULL and SARAH FITZMAURICE

Family support: Amy's parent's Mitch and Janis Winehouse were seen with their son Alex as they made an emotional visit to view the tributes left outside the singer's Camden home

Amy's parents visit the tributes to the singer outside her home

Inquest opened and adjourned while tests are carried out

Singer 'received the all-clear following a medical just hours before her death'

She could have been dead for 'up to six hours', it is claimed

'Inconsolable' ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil says, 'My tears just won't dry'

Security guard Andrew Morris found singer not breathing in bed


In our thoughts: Amy's mother Janis, bottom right, Amy's father and his wife Jane, middle, her ex-boyfriend Reg and brother Alex were overcome with emotion as they read the memorial cards letters and notes


They tragically lost their daughter over the weekend and today Mitch and Janis Winehouse paid an emotional visit to the shrine made in tribute to the singer, outside her London home.

Tears were shed as the couple, who are divorced, read the letters, poems and cards that were left among the flowers and presents in Camden.

Mitch, a London taxi driver, struggled to fight back the tears and couldn't help but break down as he surveyed the touching scene alongside Janis and their son Alex.


Kind words: Amy's father Mitch Winehouse read a card left by a fan as he viewed the tributes to the singer outside her Camden Home. Her ex-boyfriend Reg Traviss was also present


Amy's parents sought support from each other and were seen hugging and condoling the other as they took in the reality of what has happened.

They have said they are 'devastated' and 'speechless' by their daughter's death, whose inquest was opened and adjourned today. The cause of death has not yet been specified and toxicology tests will now be carried out. Police have ruled out foul play.

Sharon Duff, coroners officer at St Pancras Coroners Court, said during the two minute hearing: 'I bring before you the death of Amy Jade Winehouse who was aged 27 born on the 14th September 1983 in London.

'She was a divorced lady living at Camden Square, NW1. She was certified dead at her home on July 23 by a paramedic and a doctor. She was a singer/songwriter at the time of her death.


Breaking down: Mitch couldn't contain his grief and was comforted by Amy's brother Alex as the family including he former wife, Amy's mother Janis read the tributes to their late daughter


'She was identified by her family here at St Pancras this morning.

'A section 20 post mortem has been carried out today and samples have been taken for histology and toxicology to determine the cause of death.

'The scene has been examined by police who have deemed it non-suspicious.'

Today the singer's ex-boyfriend Reg Traviss was also present with Janis and Mitch and he viewed the memorial site quietly.

Mitch, who flew home from New York upon hearing the tragic news of his daughter's death, today thanked reporters, photographers and fans for their support.

He said:'I know a lot of you, we've been together for five, six years, I know you've got a job to do. I'm glad you're all here anyway.'

'And you people in the street, I can't tell you what this means to us - it really is making this a lot easier for us.

'Amy was about one thing and that was love, her whole life was devoted to her family and her friends and to you guys as well.

'We're devastated and I'm speechless but thanks for coming.'


Tragic loss: Amy's father Mitch thanked the photographers, reporters and the fans for being there and for their support


Paying respects: There are hundreds of flowers, parcels, gifts and presents that have been left for the singer in Camden


Heartbroken: Mitch and his wife Jane looked devastated and tearful as they left the coroner's office earlier today. Amy ex-boyfriend Reg Traviss was also in the group


In pain: Mitch and Janis tried to contain their emotions but the day proved extremely painful for the family


Bond: Amy Winehouse with her mother Janis after accepting a Grammy Award at London's Riverside Studios for the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony in 2008


Amy's mother Janis told yesterday how she saw her daughter the day before she died, describing her as 'out of it'.

She said: 'Her passing so suddenly still hasn't hit me, adding that Amy told her she loved her.

'They are the words I will always treasure,' she said. I'm glad I saw her when I did.'



Bad taste? Fans left bottles of vodka and wine, and cans of beer at the site


Fans' notes: Amy's grieving fans not only left her notes on paper but also wrote on the footpath to say they love her


Moving: Flowers, notes and messages and candles were left outside Amy's Camden home yesterday evening


Leaving notes: Youngsters gather around the area of flowers to leave their personalised messages to the late singer


'My tears won't dry': Amy's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Ciivl has spoken about his devastation following his ex-wife's death


Close friends: Russell knew Amy before she was famous and has written a touching tribute to her. Pictured her at the Q Awards in 2006


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Amy Winehouse's parents make emotional visit to touching tributes outside her Camden home after visiting coroners court

By SARA NATHAN, CHRIS GREENWOOD, HANNAH ROBERTS, SARAH BULL and SARAH FITZMAURICE

Family support: Amy's parent's Mitch and Janis Winehouse were seen with their son Alex as they made an emotional visit to view the tributes left outside the singer's Camden home

Amy's parents visit the tributes to the singer outside her home

Inquest opened and adjourned while tests are carried out

Singer 'received the all-clear following a medical just hours before her death'

She could have been dead for 'up to six hours', it is claimed

'Inconsolable' ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil says, 'My tears just won't dry'

Security guard Andrew Morris found singer not breathing in bed


In our thoughts: Amy's mother Janis, bottom right, Amy's father and his wife Jane, middle, her ex-boyfriend Reg and brother Alex were overcome with emotion as they read the memorial cards letters and notes


They tragically lost their daughter over the weekend and today Mitch and Janis Winehouse paid an emotional visit to the shrine made in tribute to the singer, outside her London home.

Tears were shed as the couple, who are divorced, read the letters, poems and cards that were left among the flowers and presents in Camden.

Mitch, a London taxi driver, struggled to fight back the tears and couldn't help but break down as he surveyed the touching scene alongside Janis and their son Alex.


Kind words: Amy's father Mitch Winehouse read a card left by a fan as he viewed the tributes to the singer outside her Camden Home. Her ex-boyfriend Reg Traviss was also present


Amy's parents sought support from each other and were seen hugging and condoling the other as they took in the reality of what has happened.

They have said they are 'devastated' and 'speechless' by their daughter's death, whose inquest was opened and adjourned today. The cause of death has not yet been specified and toxicology tests will now be carried out. Police have ruled out foul play.

Sharon Duff, coroners officer at St Pancras Coroners Court, said during the two minute hearing: 'I bring before you the death of Amy Jade Winehouse who was aged 27 born on the 14th September 1983 in London.

'She was a divorced lady living at Camden Square, NW1. She was certified dead at her home on July 23 by a paramedic and a doctor. She was a singer/songwriter at the time of her death.


Breaking down: Mitch couldn't contain his grief and was comforted by Amy's brother Alex as the family including he former wife, Amy's mother Janis read the tributes to their late daughter


'She was identified by her family here at St Pancras this morning.

'A section 20 post mortem has been carried out today and samples have been taken for histology and toxicology to determine the cause of death.

'The scene has been examined by police who have deemed it non-suspicious.'

Today the singer's ex-boyfriend Reg Traviss was also present with Janis and Mitch and he viewed the memorial site quietly.

Mitch, who flew home from New York upon hearing the tragic news of his daughter's death, today thanked reporters, photographers and fans for their support.

He said:'I know a lot of you, we've been together for five, six years, I know you've got a job to do. I'm glad you're all here anyway.'

'And you people in the street, I can't tell you what this means to us - it really is making this a lot easier for us.

'Amy was about one thing and that was love, her whole life was devoted to her family and her friends and to you guys as well.

'We're devastated and I'm speechless but thanks for coming.'


Tragic loss: Amy's father Mitch thanked the photographers, reporters and the fans for being there and for their support


Paying respects: There are hundreds of flowers, parcels, gifts and presents that have been left for the singer in Camden


Heartbroken: Mitch and his wife Jane looked devastated and tearful as they left the coroner's office earlier today. Amy ex-boyfriend Reg Traviss was also in the group


In pain: Mitch and Janis tried to contain their emotions but the day proved extremely painful for the family


Bond: Amy Winehouse with her mother Janis after accepting a Grammy Award at London's Riverside Studios for the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony in 2008


Amy's mother Janis told yesterday how she saw her daughter the day before she died, describing her as 'out of it'.

She said: 'Her passing so suddenly still hasn't hit me, adding that Amy told her she loved her.

'They are the words I will always treasure,' she said. I'm glad I saw her when I did.'



Bad taste? Fans left bottles of vodka and wine, and cans of beer at the site


Fans' notes: Amy's grieving fans not only left her notes on paper but also wrote on the footpath to say they love her


Moving: Flowers, notes and messages and candles were left outside Amy's Camden home yesterday evening


Leaving notes: Youngsters gather around the area of flowers to leave their personalised messages to the late singer


'My tears won't dry': Amy's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Ciivl has spoken about his devastation following his ex-wife's death


Close friends: Russell knew Amy before she was famous and has written a touching tribute to her. Pictured her at the Q Awards in 2006


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