Leicester City Football Club has opened the Memorial Garden for its late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha at the location where a helicopter crash killed him and four other persons a year ago.
The garden at King Power Stadium opened on Sunday with players and staff taking part in a chanting ceremony by monks, followed by the events by other religious leaders in the city.
The memorial garden was opened on Sunday, Oct 27, the day that Vichai, Kaveporn Punpare, Nusara Suknamai and two pilots — Eric Swaffer and Izabela Lechowicz — died a year ago after he attended a Leicester City home match at the stadium.
“It has been a day of reflection for everyone. But, as well as being a tribute to all the lives lost that night, the memorial garden will serve as a reminder of what Khun Vichai did for Leicester City – what has been achieved under his leadership has been incredible," Leicester chief executive officer Susan Whelan said on the team's website.
