Thomas Kingston, the husband of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent’s daughter Lady Gabriella Kingston, died from a “traumatic head wound” and a gun was discovered close to his physique, an inquest has heard.
The 45-year-old financier died immediately in an outbuilding at his father or mother’s residence, an inquest opening at Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court heard.
Senior coroner Katy Skerrett outlined the “brief circumstances” of his demise on the listening to on Friday.
She mentioned: “Mr Kingston was visiting his parents’ home in the Cotswolds. On 25 February he ate lunch with his parents. His father went out to walk the dogs.
“On his return Mr Kingston was not in the home and after roughly half-hour his mom went to search for him. His father pressured entry on a locked outbuilding when no reply might 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.”
Ms Skerrett added {that a} autopsy had discovered the provisional explanation for demise was a traumatic wound to the top.
She then adjourned the inquest to a later date but to be fastened.
Gloucestershire Police earlier mentioned officers have been referred to as to the scene by an ambulance crew simply earlier than 6.30pm on Sunday.
No funeral plans have been publicly launched thus far.
Lady Gabriella and Mr Kingston’s household mentioned beforehand in a joint assertion that his demise got here as a “great shock” and described him as a “beloved husband, son and brother”.
They added: “Tom was an exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him.”
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The King and Queen despatched their “most heartfelt thoughts and prayers” to Lady Gabriella, Mr Kingston’s mother and father, and siblings.
Lady Gabriella is the King’s second cousin. They are each great-grandchildren of King George V.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, have been among the many company on the couple’s marriage ceremony, at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, in 2019.
Mr Kingston was a detailed buddy of Pippa Matthews – the Princess of Wales‘s sister – and the pair have been reported to have dated in 2011.
He was director of Devonport Capital, which specialises in offering finance for corporations in “frontier economies”.
He had additionally labored in Baghdad, Iraq, to assist get hold of the discharge of hostages after becoming a member of the diplomatic missions unit of the overseas workplace.
Lady Gabriella, who shouldn’t be a working member of the royal household, is a author and contributing editor who beforehand labored as an arts and journey director for a model firm.
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