Lady Gabriella Windsor’s husband Thomas Kingston shot himself

Lady Gabriella Windsor’s husband Thomas Kingston died from a ‘traumatic head wound’ and a gun was discovered close to his physique in an outbuilding of his mother and father’ Cotswolds house, an inquest has heard. 

Thomas Kingston, 45, was discovered useless at his household’s nation mansion on Sunday night and a put up mortem has revealed the reason for dying, Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court was as we speak instructed.

His father discovered him on forcing entry to a locked constructing after Mr Kingston had earlier visited for lunch along with his mother and father, senior coroner Katy Skerrett mentioned.

Police and paramedics had been referred to as to the scene after a member of the household made a 999 name. Police mentioned Mr Kingston’s dying was not suspicious.

His widow Lady Windsor paid tribute to her husband in a joint assertion along with his household, describing him as an ‘distinctive man who lit up the lives of all who knew him’ – and referred to as his dying a ‘nice shock to the entire household’.

A member of the press workplace from Buckingham Palace was current on the inquest however no members of the family nor these from the emergency providers concerned within the incident had been on the court docket.

Buckingham Palace beforehand introduced Mr Kingston, 45, died out of the blue final Sunday at an handle within the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire.

Paramedics had been referred to as to the big, indifferent house at about 6pm.

Opening the inquest as we speak at Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court, senior coroner Katy Skerrett mentioned: ‘I can affirm I’ve acquired proof of identification of the deceased in written format, which complies with Rule 23 of the Coroner’s Rules 2013.

‘That proof is enough for identification, and I can thereby affirm the deceased is certainly Thomas Henry Robin Kingston, 45, whose house handle is in London.

‘I’ve acquired proof of the transient circumstances surrounding this tragic incident additionally in written format, which complies with Rule 23 of the Coroner’s Rules 2013.

‘These transient circumstances are as follows. Mr Kingston was visiting his mother and father’ house within the Cotswolds. On February 25 2024 he ate lunch along with his mother and father. His father went out to stroll the canines.

‘On his return Mr Kingston was not in the home and after roughly half-hour his mom went to search for him. His father compelled entry on a locked out constructing when no reply might be gained.

‘He discovered Mr Kingston deceased with a catastrophic head harm. A gun was current on the scene. Emergency providers had been referred to as. Police are glad the dying is just not suspicious.

‘A put up mortem has been undertaken by Dr Jones, a advisor histopathologist, and a provisional reason behind dying has been given as 1a traumatic wound to go.

‘Having been glad with identification, preliminary reason behind dying and the transient circumstances surrounding Mr Kingston’s dying, I can formally open this inquest. I now adjourn it to a date to be fastened. That concludes the opening of the inquest into the dying of Thomas Henry Robin Kingston.’

The King and Queen had despatched their ‘most heartfelt ideas and prayers’ to Lady Gabriella, who is named Ella, and Mr Kingston’s mother and father and siblings.

A press release launched on behalf of Lady Gabriella Kingston, Mr Martin and Mrs Jill Kingston, Mrs Joanna Connolly and Mrs Emma Murray, mentioned: ‘It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the dying of Thomas Kingston, our beloved husband, son and brother.

‘Tom was an distinctive man who lit up the lives of all who knew him. His dying has come as an awesome shock to the entire household and we ask you to respect our privateness as we mourn his passing.’

Lady Gabriella launched a private photograph she took of her husband, exhibiting him smiling and wearing an informal pink shirt as he stood close to a stretch of water within the sunshine.

The couple married at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in 2019 with Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh, among the many company.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson mentioned: ‘The King and the Queen have been knowledgeable of Thomas’s dying and be a part of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and all those that knew him in grieving a much-loved member of the household.

‘In explicit, Their Majesties ship their most heartfelt ideas and prayers to Gabriella and to all of the Kingston household.’

Lady Gabriella is the King’s second cousin. They are each great-grandchildren of King George V.

Mr Kingston was a director of Devonport Capital, which specialises in offering finance for firms in ‘frontier economies’.

The Bristol University graduate had additionally labored in Baghdad, Iraq, working to obtain the discharge of hostages after becoming a member of the Diplomatic Missions Unit of the Foreign Office.

He was an in depth pal of Pippa Matthews – the Princess of Wales’s sister – and the pair had been mentioned to have dated in 2011.

Lady Gabriella, who has labored as an arts and journey director for a model firm, is a author and contributing editor.

She can be a singer-songwriter and launched two bossa nova-inspired tracks in 2020 to lift cash for charity.

Although Lady Gabriella is just not a working member of the royal household, she and Mr Kingston’s household are being supported by the royal family. 

Friends of Thomas Kingston have been left shocked by his dying as they instructed how he and Lady Gabriella had been ‘fortunately married till the top’.

They had been last pictured in public collectively on Valentine’s Day at an occasion to rejoice the works of William Shakespeare.

No funeral plans have been launched to date.

Lady Gabriella’s mother and father Prince and Princess Michael of Kent attended a service for the late King Constantine II of Greece on Tuesday in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

Constantine was Lady Gabriella’s godfather and attended her marriage ceremony.

The Prince of Wales, additionally a godchild of the previous Greek monarch, pulled out of attending on the final minute, however his absence was due to a private matter and was understood to not be related to information of Mr Kingston’s dying. 

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