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| Leicester City helicopter crash: Funeral arrangements made in Thailand | Leicester City helicopter crash: Funeral arrangements made in Thailand |
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| The funeral of the Leicester City owner who died in a helicopter crash is to begin in Thailand on Saturday. | The funeral of the Leicester City owner who died in a helicopter crash is to begin in Thailand on Saturday. |
| Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died along with two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger when the aircraft came down in a car park moments after taking off from the King Power Stadium. | |
| Details announced in Thailand said the ceremony would begin in the evening with Buddhist bathing rituals. | Details announced in Thailand said the ceremony would begin in the evening with Buddhist bathing rituals. |
| Crash investigations are still taking place at the football ground. | |
| Nusara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz also died in the crash on Saturday. | Nusara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz also died in the crash on Saturday. |
| Police have now formally identified four of the victims and coroners are still to formally identify the fifth. | Police have now formally identified four of the victims and coroners are still to formally identify the fifth. |
| The funeral details, issued to Thai media, said a bathing ceremony would start at a temple in Bangkok on 3 November. | The funeral details, issued to Thai media, said a bathing ceremony would start at a temple in Bangkok on 3 November. |
| This will be followed by recitation ceremonies over the whole weekend. The date of a cremation ceremony has not been set yet. | This will be followed by recitation ceremonies over the whole weekend. The date of a cremation ceremony has not been set yet. |
| The BBC understands a funeral ceremony would take place with or without Mr Vichai's body. | The BBC understands a funeral ceremony would take place with or without Mr Vichai's body. |
| Those who issued the noticed also requested that instead of wreaths donations be made to the Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. | Those who issued the noticed also requested that instead of wreaths donations be made to the Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. |
| As investigators work to find the cause of the crash, aviation experts analysing video footage said it suggests there was a problem with the tail rotor before the helicopter started spinning. | |
| A huge display of floral and footballing tributes have been left outside the stadium and a steady stream of people have been signing a book of condolence at the ground since it opened on Tuesday. | A huge display of floral and footballing tributes have been left outside the stadium and a steady stream of people have been signing a book of condolence at the ground since it opened on Tuesday. |
| Families of those who died, players and members of the wider Leicester community have also been visiting the memorial. | Families of those who died, players and members of the wider Leicester community have also been visiting the memorial. |
| In Leicester, two sisters are planning a memorial walk from the city centre to the King Power Stadium on 10 November, with thousands of people expected to attend. | In Leicester, two sisters are planning a memorial walk from the city centre to the King Power Stadium on 10 November, with thousands of people expected to attend. |
| Pupils at a Leicester school were allowed to wear Leicester City shirts or something blue with their uniform on Thursday in recognition of the club chairman. | |
| And Leicester Cathedral said it would be ringing its bells for an hour on Friday evening in memory of all those who died. | |
| Leicester City players have confirmed they will travel by road to their game at Cardiff on Saturday rather than fly, as it was felt insensitive to go by plane given the circumstances of Mr Vichai's death. | Leicester City players have confirmed they will travel by road to their game at Cardiff on Saturday rather than fly, as it was felt insensitive to go by plane given the circumstances of Mr Vichai's death. |
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