In February 2024, the Royal Family suffered a great loss after it was announced that Thomas Kingston, Lady Gabriella’s husband, was found dead at his parents’ home. A few weeks after his tragic passing, the family gathered for his funeral, which took place on March 12, a very important date for the couple.
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Following her husband’s death, Lady Gabriella moved back in with her parents, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. Lady Gabriella and King Charles are second cousins, they are both great-grandchildren of King George V.
8 months after Kingston’s tragic death an inquiry was launched due to some new information concerning a medication he had taken that fateful day.
Thomas Kingston died in February 2024
As per The Telegraph, Thomas Kingston died on February 25, 2024, he was 45-years-old. He had eaten lunch with his parents, following which Kingston’s father, Martin went to walk the dogs. Upon his return, his son couldn’t be found.
Kingston's parents began searching for him and Martin found his son dead in an outbuilding at the Cotswold property. A gun had been found in close proximity.
Katy Skerrett, senior coroner for Gloucestershire, revealed during the hearing in February that Thomas’s preliminary cause of death was a ‘traumatic wound to the head’ as per the post-mortem.
However, 8 months later, new evidence has been presented, which may show that Thomas Kingston’s mental health may have been impaired due to medication.
New inquiry launched on Thomas Kingston’s death
According to new reports, Thomas Kingston’s ‘state of mind’ may have been impaired due to medication he had started taking before his death.
Per The Telegraph, Martin Porter KC, for the Kingston family, explained at a pre-inquest review hearing on Tuesday, October 8, that the family had been ‘advised that there could be a connection’ between Thomas’s state of mind and medication, adding that it ‘justifies investigation’.
Porter told Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court:
The inquiry shouldn’t be limited to the very final cause of death, which is clear and obvious.
He also said that the hearing should include ‘Mr Kingston’s state of mind and whether that state of mind was affected by medication he had taken’. Moreover, Katy Skerrett, senior coroner for Gloucestershire, also agreed that the ‘recent prescription... should be part of the scope’.
She said, as reported by The Telegraph:
I agree with Mr Porter, however, I do caveat strongly that whether a causative link will be established is a very different matter.
Thomas’s parents attended the hearing, and Porter explained that Thomas’s father, Martin, said that his son’s death was ‘unexpected’ and ‘impulsive’, adding that there was ‘planning for the future’, as per Express.
There was no pre-planning. On the contrary, there was planning for the future.
No date has been set thus far for the inquiry, but according to The Telegraph, the coroner specified it should take place before the end of the year, and all parties were reportedly asked for their availability in early December 2024.
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Sources used:
The Telegraph: ‘Lady Gabriella Windsor’s husband took medication that could have affected state of mind before death’
Express: ‘Thomas Kingston update as final days leading to death revealed in pre-inquest hearing’
