March 1, 2024, 2:26 p.m. GMT
Updated 54 minutes ago
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Pictured here is Thomas Kingston with his wife Lady Gabriella
Thomas Kingston, the husband of Lady Gabriella Kingston, died from a “traumatic head wound”, an inquest heard.
A gun was found near his body in an outbuilding at his parents' home in the Cotswolds.
Mr Kingston, aged 45, was the son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. He died on February 25th.
The inquest into his death opened at Gloucestershire Coroner's Court on Friday.
His death was not treated as suspicious and no one else was involved.
Mr Kingston married Lady Gabriella in 2019 in a ceremony attended by Queen Elizabeth II.
In a statement from Buckingham Palace shortly after Mr Kingston's death, Lady Gabriella, 42, described her husband as “an extraordinary man who illuminated the lives of all who knew him”.
King Charles and Queen Camilla sent their “deepest thoughts and prayers” to his family.
Image source: Lady Gabriella Kingston/Buckingham Palace
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After his death, Lady Gabriella published this personal photo she had taken of her husband
Leading up to his death, senior coroner Katy Skerrett said Mr Kingston had lunch with his parents before his father walked their dogs.
When his father returned, Ms Skerrett told the inquest Mr Kingston was no longer in the house.
“After about 30 minutes his mother went looking for him,” Ms Skerrett said, then his father had to force his way into a locked outbuilding – as there was no response from Mr Kingston.
His father then found his 45-year-old son “deceased with a catastrophic head injury” with a gun “at the scene”, Ms Skerrett added.
Mr Kingston was a director at private equity firm Devonport Capital. He previously worked with the Foreign Office diplomatic mission in Baghdad, Iraq, where he was involved in the release of hostages.
He married his wife, Lady Gabriella, at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Prince Philip and Prince Harry were among the royals who attended the service.
Lady Gabriella is part of the royal family, but not a working queen.
She and Mr Kingston's family are supported by the royal household.
Her father, Prince Michael, 81, is a grandson of King George V and a first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
No funeral plans have been announced.
On Tuesday, Prince and Princess Michael attended a Windsor service for the late King Constantine II of Greece, who attended her wedding to Mr Kingston as Lady Gabriella's godfather.
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