Prince William among those paying tribute to beloved Leicester soccer club owner killed in helicopter crash

October 29, 2018

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images(LEICESTER, England) — British Prime Minister Theresa May and Prince William have led tributes to the owner of a famous Leicester soccer club who died in a helicopter crash after watching his team play.

Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died along with four others when the helicopter crashed in a parking lot outside the club’s stadium just after 8.30 pm on Saturday, the soccer club said in a statement.

Formal identification has not yet taken place, but the other victims are believed to be two members of his staff, Nusara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpar, and the private pilots Eric

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