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Jamie Vardy and Kasper Schmeichel join the Leicester City squad in attending the inauguration of the Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha statue at the King Power Stadium four years after tragic helicopter crash

Leicester City have unveiled a statue in tribute to their former chairman Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who tragically died in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium in October 2018.

The 60-year-old, who bought the club for £39million in 2010 and led it to their first Premier League title in 2016, passed away following Leicester's 1-1 draw at home to West Ham United over four years ago.

Srivaddhanaprabha died alongside Leicester City staff members Kaveporn Punpare and Nusara Suknamai, and pilots Eric Swaffer and Izabela Lechowicz.

Leicester have unveiled a statue in tribute to former chairman Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
It was unveiled on Monday asu00a0Aiyawatt and his family were joined by distinguished guests

It was unveiled on Monday as Aiyawatt and his family were joined by distinguished guests

The statue was unveiled on Monday morning - which would have been Srivaddhanaprabha's 64th birthday.