Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s acts of kindness revealed - including £2m donation towards new children’s hospital

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died alongside four others on board his helicopter which crashed outside the King Power Stadium [Courtesy]

He was the man who helped made a dream come true for Leicester City.

He was the architect of a 5,000-1 Premier League title fairytale.

And he was a man whose acts of kindness stretched further beyond Leicester City Football Club.

The world of football is mourning the loss of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who tragically died alongside four others on board his helicopter which crashed outside the King Power Stadium on Saturday night.

A sea of wreaths and flowers have been laid by devastated football fans in the 48 hours following the club’s darkest day.

He was the man who helped made a dream come true for Leicester City [Courtesy]

Tributes have rightly poured in for the Thai billionaire whose generosity had no limits.

He bankrolled the club’s the miracle title triumph two years ago, little after six years after buying the then Championship side for £39million in which he wiped the Foxes’ £100m debts.

When Claudio Ranieri’s team overcame the odds to win the league in 2016, he famously treated every member of the squad to a brand new £105,000 BMW super car.

A new training ground for the club is in the pipeline, as reported by Mirror Football’s Midlands correspondent James Nursey, along with expansion plans for the Foes 32,000-capacity home.

Srivaddhanaprabha saw Leicester reach the Champions League quarter-finals. But it also saw it as his mission to unite the entire fanbase and city.

Leicester fans got free beer during matches [Courtesy]

Supporters were treated to free breakfasts, food, scarves, clappers, flags, free away travel and even free beer. He did anything he could to help enhance their experience.

The Thai self-made billionaire started up duty free shop King Power in 1989, which is now worth an estimated £3.9 billion.

Fleet of cars he bought for Leicester City players after winning the league [Courtesy]

He celebrated his 60th birthday this year and marked it by giving away 60 free season tickets to dedicated fans and throwing a party for young hospital patients at Leicester Royal Infirmary, whom he is also believed to have donated £1m to - that on top of another £1m donation to Leicester University’s medical department and a £2m injection towards a new children’s hospital.

Srivaddhanaprabha quite simply changed Leicester for the better.

And as the beautiful game continues to grieve for his tragic loss, Srivaddhanaprabha’s good deeds and remarkable generosity will undoubtedly live on forever.