Thomas Kingston's death 'upsetting' for William as he supports Lady Gabriella

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Thomas Kingston died at his parents
Thomas Kingston died at his parents' home (Image: PA Media)

Prince William will have found Thomas Kingston's death "particularly upsetting" and he along with Kate will be their to support Ella, claims a royal expert.

The sudden death of Lady Gabriella Kingston's husband, aged 45, has shocked the Royal Family. He passed away at his parents' home in the Cotswolds on Sunday, February 25, due to a "traumatic head wound".

And the sad news will have affected William and Kate in particular as they were of the same generation, according to former BBC Royal correspondent Jennie Bond. She explained that Thomas was well-liked within royal circles and had known many of the younger royals for years.

He was also a friend of Pippa Middleton and attended her wedding with Lady Gabriella. Thomas, who was the son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, was found dead at his parents' £3million mansion in the Cotswolds shortly after having lunch with them.

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"I'm sure this was particularly upsetting news for Prince William and Catherine. Tom was very much part of their generation.", she told OK!. "Coming on top of Catherine's health problems and the King's cancer diagnosis, Tom's death must have been a real blow. I'm sure William and Catherine will do what they can to ease Ella's grief."

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The Gloucestershire Coroner's Court confirmed that Mr Kingston died from a "traumatic head wound". A gun was discovered near his body in an outbuilding at his parents' home.

Senior coroner Katy Skerrett described the incident as "a tragic incident" and said: "These brief circumstances are as follows: Mr Kingston was visiting his parents' home in the Cotswolds, on February 25 2024 he ate lunch with his parents, his father went out to walk the dogs.

Thomas Kingston's death 'upsetting' for William as he supports Lady GabriellaThomas Kingston died from a traumatic head wound (Getty Images)

"On his return Mr Kingston was not in the house and after approximately 30 minutes his mother went to look for him, his father forced entry on a locked out building when no reply could be gained, he found Mr Kingston deceased with a catastrophic head injury, a gun was present at the scene. Emergency services were called. Police are satisfied the death is not suspicious."

She continued: "A post mortem has been undertaken by Dr Jones, a consultant histopathologist, and a provisional cause of death has been given as 1a traumatic wound to head.

"Having been satisfied with identification, initial cause of death and the brief circumstances surrounding Mr Kingston's death, I can formally open this inquest. I now adjourn it to a date to be fixed. That concludes the opening of the inquest into the death of Thomas Henry Robin Kingston."

Ms Skerrett said in her statement: "I can confirm I have received evidence of identification of the deceased in written format, which complies with Rule 23 of the Coroner's Rules 2013. That evidence is sufficient for identification, and I can thereby confirm the deceased is indeed Thomas Henry Robin Kingston, 45, whose home address is in London. I have received evidence of the brief circumstances surrounding this tragic incident also in written format, which complies with Rule 23 of the Coroner's Rules 2013."

Tim Hanlon

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