Lady Gabriella Windsor’s husband Thomas Kingston, 45, died from a ‘traumatic head wound’ and a gun was found near his body in outbuilding of his parents’ Cotswolds home, inquest hears
- The ex-financier died from a single gunshot, based on a Gloucester coroner
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Lady Gabriella Windsor’s husband Thomas Kingston died from a ‘traumatic head wound’ and a gun was found near his body in an outbuilding of his mother and father’ Cotswolds house, an inquest has heard.
Thomas Kingston, 45, was found lifeless at his household’s nation mansion on Sunday night and a put up mortem has revealed the trigger of dying as a single gunshot, Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court was right this moment instructed.
His father found him after forcing entry to a locked constructing, 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 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 in the incident have been on the courtroom.
Buckingham Palace beforehand introduced Mr Kingston, 45, died out of the blue final Sunday at an handle in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire.
Paramedics have been referred to as to the big, indifferent house at about 6pm.
Opening the inquest right this moment at Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court, senior coroner Katy Skerrett mentioned: ‘I can verify 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 adequate for identification, and I can thereby verify 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 in the Cotswolds. On February 25 2024 he ate lunch with his mother and father. His father went out to stroll the canine.
‘On his return Mr Kingston was not in the home and after roughly 30 minutes his mom went to search for him. His father pressured entry on a locked out constructing when no reply could possibly be gained.
‘He found Mr Kingston deceased with a catastrophic head harm. A gun was current on the scene. Emergency providers have been referred to as. Police are happy the dying will not be suspicious.
‘A put up mortem has been undertaken by Dr Jones, a guide histopathologist, and a provisional trigger of dying has been given as 1a traumatic wound to head.
‘Having been happy with identification, preliminary trigger of 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 mounted. 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 called 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 a nice shock to the entire household and we ask you to respect our privateness as we mourn his passing.’
Lady Gabriella launched a private picture she took of her husband, exhibiting him smiling and dressed in a informal pink shirt as he stood near a stretch of water in 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 friends.
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 specific, 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 a shut good friend of Pippa Matthews – the Princess of Wales’s sister – and the pair have 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 also be a singer-songwriter and launched two bossa nova-inspired tracks in 2020 to boost cash for charity.
Although Lady Gabriella will not be 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 have been ‘fortunately married till the top’.
They have been final pictured in public collectively on Valentine’s Day at an occasion to have fun the works of William Shakespeare.
No funeral plans have been launched to this point.
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 as a result of of a private matter and was understood to not be linked to information of Mr Kingston’s dying.
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