Billionaire Clan in Focus After Leicester City Owner's Death

Family’s investment in Leicester City led to historic upset
Group’s story begins back in Thailand with duty-free empire

Wreckage of a helicopter that crashed outside Leicester City Football Club’s King Power Stadium on Oct. 27.Photographer: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

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By Anuchit Nguyen, Prim Chuwiruch, and Blake Schmidt

October 28, 2018 at 10:52 PM UTC

Updated on

October 29, 2018 at 1:01 PM UTC

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The helicopter crash that killed Thai billionaire and Leicester City soccer club Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha puts a spotlight on the clan that helps run a duty-free business empire built over almost three decades.

While the Srivaddhanaprabhas are famous for their turnaround of Leicester City, culminating in one of the greatest sports upsets when the club became English champions, the family’s fortune is derived mostly from its duty-free giant back home, King Power Group.