Royal family member Thomas Kingston died after a “catastrophic head injury,” a coroner has confirmed.
Katy Skerrett, the senior coroner in Gloucestershire, confirmed on Friday, March 1, in her inquest that Kingston died after a gunshot wound to the head, per The Telegraph.
According to Skerrett, Kingston had lunch with his parents at their estate on Sunday, February 25, before his death. When his parents left to take their dogs out for his walk several hours later, Kingston seemingly stayed behind. When they returned, he was no longer in the house. Skerrett’s inquest reported that Kingston was found in a locked outbuilding “with a catastrophic head injury.”
Further details about Kingston’s death have not been shared, but Skerrett noted that a gun “was present at the scene.”
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Thomas Kingston and Lady Gabriella Kingston’s royal love story was cut short when Thomas died at age 45 in February 2024. Thomas’ family — including Gabriella, who is King Charles III’s second cousin — said in a statement at the time that his death came “as a great shock” to his loved […]
News broke earlier this week that Thomas, who was married to Lady Gabriella Kingston, had died on Sunday at the age of 45.
“It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the death of Thomas Kingston, our beloved husband, son and brother,” Gabriella, 42, and her family said in a statement to Us Weekly on Tuesday, February 27. “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.”
Hollywood mourned many celebrities in 2024. Speed Racer star Christian Oliver (born Christian Klepser) died at the age of 51 during a fatal plane crash on January 5. Oliver was traveling home from a Caribbean vacation with his two daughters — Madita and Annik, whom he shared with wife Jessica Klepser — on January 4. […]
Gabriella, for her part, is a member of the royal family. She is the daughter of the Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, who were cousins of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Gabriella is also a second cousin of King Charles III.
“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,” a statement on behalf of Charles, 75, and wife Queen Camilla read. “In particular, Their Majesties send their most heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Gabriella and to all the Kingston family.”
This story is developing.
