A picture of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, late chairman of Leicester City Football Club, is seen on a screen as people attend his funeral, in Bangkok, Thailand November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The funeral of Thai billionaire and Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, killed in a helicopter crash a week ago, got underway at a Bangkok temple on Saturday with a Buddhist bathing rite using water bestowed by the Thai King.
Vichai, 60, founder of Thai duty-free giant King Power International, was killed last Saturday along with four others when his helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium in the English city of Leicester after a Premier League match.
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