Thomas Kingston's cause of death as royal found dead at house in Gloucestershire
Thomas Kingston, the husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor, has been found dead at the age of 45 at his parents' home.
Buckingham Palace announced the bombshell news on Tuesday evening (February 27) , and confirmed that Mr Kingston was found deceased at an address in Gloucestershire on Sunday evening. Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 6pm.
The former hostage negotiator and financier's parents Martin and Jill Kingston had lived at the mansion since 1996. An inquest will be held to establish the cause of death but at this point it has been confirmed that there are no suspicious circumstances and no other parties involved.
A spokesman for Gloucester Ambulance Service said they had attended a private residence in the Cirencester area. He stated: "Gloucester Police have confirmed an ambulance from Gloucester Ambulance Service attended a private residence."
A statement on behalf of Lady Gabriella Kingston, Mr Martin and Mrs Jill Kingston, Mrs Joanna Connolly and Mrs Emma Murray said: “It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the death of Thomas Kingston, our beloved husband, son and brother.
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“Tom was an exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him. His death has come as a great shock to the whole family and we ask you to respect our privacy as we mourn his passing.”
Mr Kingston married Lady Gabriella Windsor on May 18, 2019 (Getty Images)A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “The King and the Queen have been informed of Thomas’s death and join Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and all those who knew him in grieving a much-loved member of the family. In particular, Their Majesties send their most heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Gabriella and to all the Kingston family.”
Lady Gabriella, who is a writer and contributing editor, married Mr Kingston at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on May 18, 2019. Mr Kingston, who was a financier, and Lady Gabriella got engaged the previous year on the Isle of Sark, part of the Channel Islands. In June 2019, Mr Kingston made his first-ever appearance at Trooping the Colour, an annual parade held in honour of Queen Elizabeth's birthday.
Mr Kingston, born on June 22, 1978, leaves behind lawyer dad William Martin Kingston KC, mum Jill Mary Kingston, and his sister Emma Murray. While she does not carry out royal duties, Lady Gabriella is currently a freelance writer and contributes to multiple publications, including The London Magazine and Conde Nast Traveller.
He was also a director of Devonport Capital, which specialises in providing finance for companies in “frontier economies”. The Bristol University graduate had also worked in Baghdad, Iraq, working to procure the release of hostages after joining the Diplomatic Missions Unit of the Foreign Office.
He was a close friend of Pippa Matthews – the Princess of Wales’s sister – and the pair were said to have dated in 2011. Although Lady Gabriella is not a working member of the royal family, she and Mr Kingston’s family are being supported by the Royal Household through this difficult time. No funeral plans have been released so far.
Lady Gabriella’s parents Prince and Princess Michael of Kent attended the service for the late King Constantine II of Greece on Tuesday in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Constantine was Lady Gabriella’s godfather.
The Prince of Wales, also a godchild of the former Greek monarch, pulled out of attending at the last minute, but his absence was due to a personal matter and was understood not to be connected to news of Mr Kingston’s death.
Gloucestershire Constabulary has said it was called by the ambulance service about the death of Mr Kingston. The force said: “We were called by the ambulance service at 6.25pm on Sunday with a report of the death of a 45-year-old man at an address in the Cotswolds. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
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