Lady Gabriella Windsor's husband took medication that could have affected state of mind before death, inquest hears

An inquest into the death of Thomas Kingston will examine whether a new medication he was on may have contributed to his state of mind before his death.

Kingston, the husband of Lady Gabriella Kingston, was found dead in an outbuilding of his parents' Cotswolds home with a "catastrophic head injury" and a gun next to his body, on February 25.

The 45-year-old married the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent in 2019 and was visiting his parents when he died.

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At a pre-inquest review hearing on Tuesday Martin Porter KC, for the Kingston family, said the family had been "advised that there could be a connection" between the medication Kingston had taken and his state of mind.

The issue "justifies investigation" at the inquest, he said.

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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 said the hearing should include "Mr Kingston's state of mind and whether that state of mind was affected by medication he had taken".

Porter said Kingston's death was "unexpected" and "impulsive", adding: "There was no pre-planning. On the contrary, there was planning for the future".

Senior coroner for Gloucestershire Katy Skerrett agreed that the "recent prescription... should be part of the scope".

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"I agree with Mr Porter, however, I do caveat strongly that whether a causative link will be established is a very different matter," she said.

Kingston's parents attended the hearing and the court heard his father will give evidence to the inquest on behalf of the family.

Lady Gabriella was not present on Tuesday.

In February during a hearing, Skerrett said that a post-mortem had found the preliminary cause of death was a "traumatic wound to the head".

Kingston was visiting his parents' home and had lunch with them before his father went out to walk the dogs.

When he could not be found, his mother and father went looking for him and it was his father who found his son's body in the outbuilding after forcing entry inside.

The inquest is likely to be held by the end of the year with all parties asked for their availability in early December.

Kingston married into the royal family in 2019 in a ceremony at Windsor Castle with the late Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh among the guests.

Lady Gabriella paid tribute to her husband in a joint statement with his family following his death, describing him as an "exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him".

Buckingham Palace described Kingston as a "much-loved member of the family" and the King and Queen sent their "most heartfelt thoughts and prayers" to Lady Gabriella and his family.

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Lady Gabriella is the King's second cousin. They are both great-grandchildren of King George V.

In June, Lady Gabriella photographed hugging cousin Zara Tindall at Royal Ascot in what was her first official public appearance since her husband's death.

She had been invited to join the King and Queen in the traditional carriage procession.

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