Thai King attends cremation of LeicesterCity LCFC club owner Vichai
BANGKOK - Thailand's king presided over the cremation of former Leicester City owner and duty-free magnate Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha at a Buddhist temple Thursday in a ceremony that brought together the Thai business and political elites.
His weeklong funeral in November had royal sponsorship for three days and King Maha Vajiralongkorn presided over Thursday's cremation rites at Wat Thepsirin, one of Bangkok's oldest temples.Before the king's arrival, Vichai's elder son Apichet entered the temple with a shorn head wearing saffron robes - following the Buddhist tradition of the eldest son being temporarily ordained after the death of a patriarch.
Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party and a prime ministerial candidate in elections being held on Sunday, stood with Vichai's family, along with former politician-turned-sports mogul Newin Chidchob and national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda. This includes the monarchy, whose links to him were reflected in the name of his company and the former king's act of royally bestowing a surname which translates to"auspicious and prosperous light".
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