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Prince William, Kate Middleton visit King Power Stadium to pay tribute to late Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
FirstpostVichai’s helicopter plummeted to the ground moments after taking off after a match against West Ham. London: Prince William and his wife Kate visited Leicester’s King Power Stadium on Wednesday to pay tribute to late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month. During their time at the club, William and Kate met charities and fans who benefited from Vichai’s generosity and William told one charity boss “he was the gel, the glue of the community”. In a speech to senior officials and players from the club, including star striker and England forward Jamie Vardy, William highlighted Leicester City’s incredible Premier League triumph in 2015-16. “You wrote the best underdog story in the history of modern sport,” he said, adding, “and when the man that led this club to victory died so tragically, the people of this city revealed with their outpouring of admiration, that they too shared much of the character that was so central to who Vichai was.” William, a former air ambulance helicopter pilot, revealed he had flown in the past with pilot Eric Swaffer, who died in the accident, describing the experience as a “privilege”.
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