Summary

  • Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha killed in crash at King Power Stadium

  • Srivaddhanaprabha family lay tributes

  • Two members of his staff, Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz also died

  • Thousands of bouquets and scarves have already been left outside the ground in tribute

  • Get involved via #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only)

  • Duke of Cambridge and Prime Minister among those to pay tribute

  • Players and fans use #TheBoss hashtag to pay respects

  1. Postpublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    That is all for the moment on the events at Leicester City, on what has been a hugely emotional day for those not only connected to the club but the wider footballing world.

    Thank you for joining us today on the live page, please see below for the latest on what we know so far.

  2. What we know so farpublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    After Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's family looked at some of the many tributes left at the King Power Stadium, Leicester's youth-team and first-team squads arrived to pay their respects.

    It was also announced today that a team investigating Saturday night's crash has recovered the aircraft's digital flight data recorder.

    Here are more details about today's events and there will continue to be updates on what we know so far...

    Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha looks at the tributes supported by Leicester playersImage source, Reuters
  3. Paying their respectspublished at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    And here are Leicester's first-team players emerging from the King Power Stadium today...

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    Leicester City pay their respects at the King Power Stadium

  4. #TheBosspublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    In-keeping with the hashtag 'TheBoss', Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi earlier tweeted his respects to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

    The 21-year-old, who signed for Leicester from Genk in the January transfer window of 2017, even said that Srivaddhanaprabha came out to the World Cup in Russia to watch him play.

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  5. Thai FA president joins familypublished at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's family were joined at the ground today by the president of the Thai FA, Somyot Poompanmoung. He is pictured on the left below, beside Vichai's wife Aimon and their son Aiyawatt.

    Somyot Poompanmoung pictured beside Aimon and Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha.Image source, Getty Images
  6. Meighan and Lambert among the mournerspublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Among those paying their respects at the King Power Stadium today were Kasabian frontman and Leicester fan Tom Meighan, as well as Ipswich manager Paul Lambert.

    Tom MeighanImage source, Getty Images
    Paul LambertImage source, Getty Images
  7. Memorial in club storepublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    A memorial for Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has been erected in the club's official store.

    memorial in club storeImage source, Getty Images
  8. The Best of All Bossespublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Stephen Robinson poem paying tribute to Vichai SrivaddhanaprabhaImage source, Twitter
  9. Tributes in the Commonspublished at 15:30 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Home Secretary Sajid Javid (pictured below) has paid tribute to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in the Commons.

    He said: "My thoughts today are also with the friends and families of the victims of the terrible crash at Leicester City Football Club.

    "My thanks to the emergency services for their response to this awful tragedy - I know that they did their absolute best."

    Sajid JavidImage source, Getty Images

    Labour's Keith Vaz, MP for Leicester East, later said: "He was an amazing man: someone who spent so much time in Leicester and did so much for the club and he was adored by the people of Leicester and he will be greatly missed."

  10. Get Involvedpublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only)

    Emma: My heart felt sympathy to the family of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha - What an incredible role model he was. Thoughts with all at @LCFC at this sad time

    Nigel Page: If it wasn’t already clear enough, the scale of Saturday’s #lcfc disaster is seismic. A city cries and bleeds blue for #TheBoss and the other victims. It is surreal. Our club sadly joins Liverpool, Man Utd, Rangers, Bolton, Bradford and more who mourn their losses.

  11. 'My heart is broken' - Islam Slimanipublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Leicester City striker Islam Slimani, who is currently on loan at Fenerbahce, has paid tribute to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

    Slimani signed for Leicester in the summer of 2016 and is the club's record signing after a reported £29m fee was agreed with Sporting Lisbon.

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  12. Grief counsellingpublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Sky Sports are reporting that Leicester’s players have all been offered grief counselling following Saturday's tragedy.

    Today's pictures show just how it has affected them.

  13. Sombre moodpublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Leicester first-team players Shinji Okazaki, Vicente Iborra, Wes Morgan and James Maddison all looked in a sombre mood as they observed the tributes for chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

    Each of the quartet were signed during Srivaddhanaprabha's reign.

    A collage of Leicester playersImage source, Getty Images
  14. Postpublished at 15:06 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    My colleagues Ben and Ryan are now taking the mantle over from me, to guide you through the early evening with updates and news from the King Power Stadium.

  15. Wedding guestpublished at 15:02 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Kasper Schmeichel was visibly emotional as he stood next to Jamie Vardy as the players paused to remember Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

    Srivaddhanaprabha attended Vardy's wedding to Rebekah Nicholson back in 2016.

    Schmeichel and Vardy paying their respectsImage source, Getty Images
  16. A sea of tributespublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Leicester playersImage source, Reuters
  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only)

    Ryan Hansen: Incredibly sad to think of the events this weekend in football. To think that one of the most uplifting & incredible stories will be punctuated with such tragedy. Thinking of you all @LCFC, external #theboss, external "May there be comfort in knowing that someone so special will never be forgotten"

  18. Puel pays his respectspublished at 14:36 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Leicester City manager Claude Puel also joined his players and staff outside the stadium.

    Claude PuelImage source, Getty Images
  19. Wiping away tearspublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 29 October 2018

    Kasper Schmeichel, who was seen at the King Power Stadium moments after the crash, was pictured wiping away tears as he stood next to his team-mate Jamie Vardy and Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's son, Aiyawatt.

    Kasper Schmeichel looks visibly upsetImage source, Reuters