Leicester City's Foxes Foundation will be renamed The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation in honour of the club's chairman, who tragically died in a helicopter crash, the Premier League side announced on Tuesday.

Leicester rename foundation in honour of late owner

The elaborate funeral of Leicester City's Thai owner and duty-free mogul Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha began at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok Saturday evening, as members of Thailand's business and political elite came in black mourning garb to pay tribute to the well-connected billionaire.

Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's week-long funeral begins in Bangkok

Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed along with four others when his helicopter crashed and later exploded after a Premier League match on Saturday.

Leicester chopper crash: Pilots Eric Swaffer, Izabela Roza Lechowicz were a couple

A helicopter belonging to Thai tycoon Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed on Saturday near the stadium of his UK football club Leicester City. Officials at Thailand's King Power said on Sunday they could make no comment after a helicopter belonging to chairman Srivaddhanaprabha, who also owns Leicester City football club, crashed in flames following a Premier League match.

Leicester City chairman's copter crash: Thailand's King Power says 'no comment'