The cremation of Leicester City's billionaire owner who perished in a helicopter crash outside the club's stadium took place today in Thailand.
The King of Thailand, royal officials and Buddhist monks were among those in attendance for the traditional Buddhist ceremony at a temple in Bangkok.
Club manager Brendan Rodgers and his players, including stars Jamie Vardy and captain Wes Morgan, arrived in Thai capital last night to bid a final farewell to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn lights the fire used to burn Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's body - which had been kept for 100 days as part of Buddhist tradition
Thai Buddhist monks and royal officials lead a procession next ahead of a cremation ceremony for the duty-free tycoon
The king makes a speech honouring the late billionaire before lighting the fire for the cremation of 60-year-old Vichai, who perished in the helicopter crash last October
Brendan Rodgers and Jamie Vardy attend the cremation ceremony along with the Leicester City squad who flew to Thailand last night
Club captain Wes Morgan leads his players into the temple to say one final goodbye to the chairman during the solemn ceremony
Vichai's son Aiyawatt (second from left) stands in front of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn before his father's body is burned
Aiyawatt offers saffron robes to Buddhist monks before the cremation got underway at Wat Debsirindrawas Ratchaworawiharn Temple in Bangkok. This process is known as pamsukula, which means 'forsaken robe'
The billionaire frequently landed his helicopter on the middle of the pitch before home games and took off from the same spot after the final whistle
The billionaire's family, including his son Aiyawatt and wife Aimon, took part in an extravagant procession before Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn lit the fire.
Vichai, 60, was one of five people killed when his helicopter crashed and burst into flames in the King Power Stadium car park moments after taking off from the pitch in October last year.
His body had been kept in rest for 100 days after his funeral in November as part of Buddhist tradition.
Grief-stricken family members Aiyawatt and Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha, son and wife of late Leicester City's owner, bow at the feet of the Thai king following the ceremony
From left to right: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan and Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam attending the cremation ceremony
Aiyawatt is seen holding a golden candle with his mother Aimon closely behind as they take part in the crematory procession
Thai Buddhist monks march towards the crematory in their orange robes to bid one final farewell to the duty-free tycoon
A monk places gifts in the coffin and flowers made from wood shavings underneath as part of Thai tradition. Once all of the monks have done this then it is the turn of the guests. Most people do is tap the coffin a couple of times with the flower then place it in a tray under the coffin
Vichai rose to become Thailand's fifth richest man in part thanks to his relationship with Thaksin Shinawatra, the telecommunications magnate, and former prime minister.
Mr Thaksin awarded King Power a lucrative duty-free concession at Bangkok’s newly opened Suvarnabhumi Airport – propelling the company to new heights – before his government was ousted in 2006.
By 2009 King Power received the royal warrant from King Bhumibol - recognising that it had shown exceptional services and commitment to the economic and social development of the country.
It was at this ceremony that Vichai befriended the King, who in 2012 bestowed Vichai's family with the new surname of Srivaddhanaprabha, which means 'light of progressive glory'.
In Thailand, royally granted family names are given to members of the royal family, government officers, and private citizens who have contributed to the good of the country.
The duty free tycoon died alongside employees Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his co-pilot partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz.
Vichai was a regular at matches who used to fly to and from home games. The blue chopper took off from the middle of the pitch once the stadium had emptied after the team's 1-1 draw with West Ham.
A pin in the aircraft's tail rotor became disconnected forcing it into an 'uncontrollable' spin as it attempted to take off.
Vichai bought Leicester City in 2010 and moved to chairman the following February, pouring millions into the team and becoming a beloved figure in the club and the city -- a feat rarely achieved by the Premier League's foreign owners.
Manager Brendan Rodgers, second right, players and officials of Leicester City arrived at the Buddhist temple for the funeral rite of their late owner
Jamie Vardy mourns during the funeral rite last night ahead of a cremation ceremony at the Wat Debsirindrawas Ratchaworawiharn Temple today
Captain Wes Morgan and defender Christian Fuchs lead the team into the temple with the rest of the squad last night
The squad get down on their knees and in front of a portrait of the late Thai Chairman who was killed along with four others when his helicopter crashed shortly after take-off from Leicester's home ground in October
It was under Vichai's ownership that Leicester crafted one of the biggest fairytales in English football history by winning the 2015/16 Premier League, having started the season as 5,000-1 outsiders for the title.
Vichai's investments in the club helped return them to the Premier League from the second-tier Championship in 2014.
Languishing at the very bottom of the table for most of the 2014/15 season, the Foxes, as the team are nicknamed, then engineered what fans now fondly refer to as the 'Great Escape', winning seven of their last nine matches.
Tributes left outside Leicester City's King Power stadium, after the club's owner and four other people died last October
Leicester City players and staff gather to look at the tributes at the King Power stadium following the chairman's death in the home ground car park
The blue chopper went up in a fireball after spiralling out of control and crashing in the stadium car park after take off
The chairman regularly landed and took off in his helicopter (pictured) from the middle of the pitch during home games
They ended up finishing 14th, securing another season in Europe's richest league in 2015/16. But not even their most devout fans could have imagined what happened next.
Vardy scored in 11 consecutive matches at the start of the following season, propelling the men in blue to a title without parallel in Premier League history.
The success also qualified them for the first time for the lucrative Champions League, the pinnacle of European football, where they again defied the odds to reach the quarter-finals before losing to Atletico Madrid.
The impact made by Leicester's remarkable rise under Vichai across the continent was reflected as Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid both expressed their condolences following Srivaddhanaprabha's death.
Vichai's cremation comes ahead of a crucial weekend in his home country as Thais go to the polls this weekend for the first time since a coup in 2014.
The March 24 poll is also the first election in eight years, and it will determine whether the generals-turned-politicians can extend their grip on power.
There are 51 million eligible voters, including more than seven million first-timers aged 18-25.
Enthusiasm for taking part in the democratic process is already clear, with 87 per cent of Thais registered for advance voting showed up, according to the Asian Network for Free Elections.
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