sport news Leicester squad gather in Thailand for cremation ceremony of late owner

Leicester squad gather in Thailand for cremation ceremony of late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha five months on from tragic helicopter crash Brendan Rodgers and Leicester squad are in Thailand for Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's cremation ceremony Wes Morgan and Co were joined by the late chairman's son Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha and wife Aimon The Thai king and Buddhist monks led a procession, which took place in the capital Bangkok on Thursday Srivaddhanaprabha's body was kept for 100 days after funeral in November as part of Buddhist tradition  Vichai was killed at age of 60 in a tragic helicopter crash after it took off from King Power Stadium in October 

By Daniel Matthews For Mailonline

Published: 15:52 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 15:52 GMT, 21 March 2019

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Brendan Rodgers and his Leicester players gathered in Bangkok on Thursday as the cremation ceremony of the club's late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha took place.

Wes Morgan and Jamie Vardy were among the players who gathered in Thailand for the ceremony to say a final farewell to the chairman who died in a tragic helicopter crash back in October.

The players and club staff were joined by Buddhist monks, Thai royal officials and the country's king at a temple in Bangkok to pay their respects to the man who oversaw their incredible Premier League title win in 2015-16.

Brendan Rodgers and Leicester's players gather in Bangkok for the cremation ceremony of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha

Brendan Rodgers and Leicester's players gather in Bangkok for the cremation ceremony of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha

Wes Morgan was joined by members of the club's playing staff, coaching team and Srivaddhanaprabha's family

Wes Morgan was joined by members of the club's playing staff, coaching team and Srivaddhanaprabha's family

Vichai's son Aiyawatt (c), who has carried on his father's work at the King Power, was among those to take part in a procession

Vichai's son Aiyawatt (c), who has carried on his father's work at the King Power, was among those to take part in a procession

Buddhist monks and members of the Thai royal family gathered to say their final farewell to the club's former chairman

Buddhist monks and members of the Thai royal family gathered to say their final farewell to the club's former chairman

The late Vichai was one of five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium in October

The late Vichai was one of five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium in October 

Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, was one of five people killed when his helicopter crashed in the car

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