The late Leicester City chairman’s monument has been given new life with the unveiling of new plans.
In October 2018, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others were killed in a helicopter accident outside the King Power Stadium, as they were leaving after a game.
Aiyawatt, his son and current chairman, had stated that he desired the monument as a “permanent and suitable homage.”
Now, new plans for planters and benches have been presented, and according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Leicester City Council earlier approved proposals for a monument in 2020 that would have been significantly smaller and without plants and benches.
According to new ideas, the statue’s base would have an inscription reading “always in our hearts.”
The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation, the club foundation created in his honor, would have its emblem emblazoned on a 2.5m-high plinth beneath the monument.
The seats and plants are meant to “emphasize the importance” of the monument while also providing a place for people to rest, dwell, and ponder.
The club stated that the monument will be located in the stadium’s northwest corner, where supporters will enter from Raw Dykes Road, and they are planning on unveiling it in April.
