The wife and son of Leicester City’s owner have laid a wreath at the club’s stadium after he was killed alongside four others in a helicopter crash.
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of staff, the pilot and a passenger, all died after the aircraft spiralled out of control outside the ground.
The club’s first team and youth squad are also at the King Power Stadium.
A team investigating Saturday night’s crash has recovered the aircraft’s digital flight data recorder.
Leicestershire Police named the other people killed in the crash as Nursara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz.
The club chairman’s wife Aimon and son Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha were joined at the ground by the president of the Thai FA, Somyot Poompanmoung and his wife, Potjaman Poompanmoung.
Manager Claude Puel joined his players, while vice-chairman Aiyawatt returned to see the tributes after arriving earlier in the morning when around 200 fans broke into spontaneous applause.
The family had met players inside the stadium before laying their wreath outside.
‘So helpless’
Former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, who started his career at Leicester City, was leaving the stadium on Saturday night with his wife when he said he saw the helicopter “spiralling down”.
“I was in shock and still am…we were so helpless,” he said.
“It’s something that will live with us forever. It’s one of the most horrendous things anybody can ever see.”
Personalities from the sport and entertainment industries have been outside the stadium, including the lead singer of Leicester rock band Kasabian, Tom Meighan.
Mr. Meighan, who joined grieving supporters, said the death of club owner Mr. Vichai was like “losing a member of your family”.
Club ambassador Alan Birchenall said Leicester City owed “everything” to Mr. Vichai.
“There won’t be a dry eye among any of the staff today,” he added.
A book of condolence will be opened at King Power Stadium from Tuesday morning and the team’s match against Southampton in the EFL Cup, scheduled for that evening, has been postponed.
Many of the players have paid tribute to Mr. Vichai on social media, including club captain Wes Morgan.
With BBC Sports

