The funeral of the Leicester City owner who died in a helicopter crash outside the club's stadium is under way.
The service for Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha began today with members of the duty free billionaire's family arriving at the Wat Thepsirin Buddhist temple in Bangkok.
Leicester City players are due to fly out to Bangkok for the funeral, which lasts seven days, straight after their match against Cardiff this afternoon.
First team stars including Jamie Vardy, Kasper Schmeichel and captain Wes Morgan will travel to Thailand.
Mr Vichai, 60, two members of staff, the pilot and his partner all died in a horrific helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium last Saturday.
A black ford transit van and a procession of mourners arrived this morning at the temple ahead of his funeral.
Seven days of mourning began with Buddhist bathing rituals. They will be followed by recitation ceremonies over the coming week.
In keeping with Thai tradidition, a bathing rite ceremony will take place before the recitals.
Mr Srivaddhanaprabha has also been granted royal sponsorship at his funeral, an honour granted to government officials and high-ranking members of Thai society.
A small group of people with close links to Mr Srivaddhanaprabha's family attended a private gathering ahead of the official ceremony which starts this evening.
At the service, Buddhist monks will recite prayers from religious texts and afterwards the body will be kept for 100 days before a cremation at a later date.
Speaking to Football Focus, Striker Jamie Vardy said: "The boss [Puel] gave us the option to do other things, whatever we felt best.
"Everyone came to a unanimous decision, we get out there and make sure we prepare for an important game.
"It was a tough decision [to play at Cardiff]. But knowing what Vichai would have wanted meant it was an easier decision to make.
"Every single player and staff member needed to play and wanted to play, and we need to make sure we do him proud on the pitch."
Earlier this week, Vichai's youngest son Aiyawatt posted on Instagram that his father had 'left me with a legacy to continue and I will do everything I can to carry on his big vision and dreams.'
The squad and staff will visit Thailand for about 36 hours before flying home.
The four other victims of the crash were Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, both members of Mr Srivaddhanaprabha's staff, pilot Eric Swaffer and passenger Izabela Roza Lechowicz.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has begun examining parts of the helicopter and the in-flight recorder.
