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The funeral of the Leicester City owner who died in a helicopter crash is to begin in Thailand on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died along with two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger when the aircraft came down in a car park moments after taking off from the King Power Stadium.<\/p>\n
Details announced in Thailand said the ceremony would begin in the evening with Buddhist bathing rituals.<\/p>\n
Crash investigations are still taking place at the football ground.<\/p>\n
Nusara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz also died in the crash on Saturday.<\/p>\n Police have now formally identified four of the victims and coroners are still to formally identify the fifth.<\/p>\n The funeral details, issued to Thai media, said a bathing ceremony would start at a temple in Bangkok on 3 November.<\/p>\n This will be followed by recitation ceremonies over seven days. The date of a cremation ceremony has not been set yet.<\/p>\n Because of Mr Vichai\u2019s contributions to various charities, the funeral has been described as \u201croyal sponsored\u201d.<\/p>\n The BBC understands a funeral ceremony would take place with or without the 60-year-old\u2019s body.<\/p>\n As investigators work to find the cause of the crash,\u00a0aviation experts analysing video footage said it suggests there was a problem with the tail rotor\u00a0before the helicopter started spinning.<\/p>\n Earlier this week, Mr Vichai\u2019s son, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha \u2013 known as Top \u2013 said he would now try carry on his father\u2019s \u201cbig vision and dreams\u201d for Leicester City.<\/p>\n A huge display of floral and footballing tributes has been left outside the stadium and a steady stream of people have been signing a book of condolence at the ground since it opened on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Families of those who died, players and members of the wider Leicester community have also been visiting the memorial, and club staff and players have been offered counselling.<\/p>\n Former manager Claudio Ranieri visited the site on Thursday\u00a0with Mr Vichai\u2019s family to lay his own wreath.<\/p>\n Ranieri, 67, was appointed manager of the Foxes in 2015, guiding them to the Premier League title a year later in what many called \u201ca fairytale\u201d for the club.<\/p>\n Current manager Claude Puel said his players made the decision to go ahead with the Premier League match at Cardiff City on Saturday.<\/p>\n The club\u2019s Carabao Cup match with Southampton, originally scheduled for 30 October, was postponed following the crash, and Mr Puel said\u00a0the result of Saturday\u2019s game is \u201cnot important\u201d.<\/p>\n Speaking in a press conference on Thursday, Puel added: \u201cPlaying football has not been at front of our minds this week.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Top](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/134B3\/production\/_104072097_newlcfccrashcomposite.jpg\")
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