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| Leicester City players arrive in Thailand for owner's funeral | Leicester City players arrive in Thailand for owner's funeral |
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| Leicester City players have arrived in Thailand for the funeral of the club's owner, who died in a helicopter crash. | |
| Jamie Vardy and club captain Wes Morgan are among the players attending Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's funeral in Bangkok for the next two days. | Jamie Vardy and club captain Wes Morgan are among the players attending Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's funeral in Bangkok for the next two days. |
| It began at a temple on Saturday with Buddhist bathing rituals, and will be followed by recitation ceremonies. | It began at a temple on Saturday with Buddhist bathing rituals, and will be followed by recitation ceremonies. |
| The helicopter crashed after taking off from the club's stadium on 27 October, killing Mr Vichai and four others. | The helicopter crashed after taking off from the club's stadium on 27 October, killing Mr Vichai and four others. |
| The Leicester players travelled to Thailand on the 12-hour flight on Saturday after winning 1-0 at Cardiff City in the Premier League, in the first game since his death. | |
| They will join Buddhist prayers for Mr Vichai on Sunday and Monday before heading back to the UK to prepare for their home match against Burnley on Saturday. | |
| England defender Harry Maguire and manager Claude Puel are also among those who have travelled but a few players have not come, including Demarai Gray, who scored the winning goal at Cardiff. | |
| Many of the squad, including Vardy, Morgan, and goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, have spoken of the huge impact the Thai billionaire had on them and the club. | Many of the squad, including Vardy, Morgan, and goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, have spoken of the huge impact the Thai billionaire had on them and the club. |
| Jonathan Head, the BBC's South East Asia correspondent, said: "This is a more formal atmosphere than the players will have experienced during the moving tributes to Mr Vichai in Britain. | Jonathan Head, the BBC's South East Asia correspondent, said: "This is a more formal atmosphere than the players will have experienced during the moving tributes to Mr Vichai in Britain. |
| "But it is their last farewell to him, and will doubtless be an emotional occasion for them." | "But it is their last farewell to him, and will doubtless be an emotional occasion for them." |
| Nusara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner, Izabela Roza Lechowicz, also died in the crash at the King Power Stadium. | Nusara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner, Izabela Roza Lechowicz, also died in the crash at the King Power Stadium. |
| Ms Nusara's funeral took place in Bangkok on Saturday. | Ms Nusara's funeral took place in Bangkok on Saturday. |
| The 32-year-old, who was a member of Mr Vichai's staff, was a runner-up in Miss Thailand Universe in 2005, where she was listed as being from Bangkok province. | The 32-year-old, who was a member of Mr Vichai's staff, was a runner-up in Miss Thailand Universe in 2005, where she was listed as being from Bangkok province. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is conducting a probe into the cause of the crash. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is conducting a probe into the cause of the crash. |