Lady Gabriella Breaks Silence on Husband's 'Impulsive' Death at 45, Blames 'Adverse Reaction' to Medication

Mar. 15, 2025

Thomas Kingston and Lady Gabriella Windsor attend the private view for “Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto” on Sept. 13, 2023 in London.Photo:Dave Benett/Getty

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Lady Gabriella Windsoris speaking out for the first time about the sudden death of her husband,Thomas Kingston, who died in February at age 45.

On Dec. 3, Lady Gabriella, who is a second cousin toKing Charles, broke her silence during an inquest at Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court, revealing the circumstances surrounding her husband’s death. A spokesperson for the coroner’s office previously told PEOPLE that Kingston’scause of deathwas “traumatic wound to the head.”

Lady Gabriella, who openly sobbed during parts of the hearing, described her marriage as one of deep love and trust, emphasizing that her husband had never expressed any suicidal thoughts, either to her or to others, according toHello!.

“[Work] was certainly a challenge for him over the years, but I highly doubt it would have led him to take his own life, and it seemed much improved,” her witness statement continued, according toHello!.“If anything had been troubling him, I’m positive that he would have shared that he was struggling severely. The fact that he took his life at the home of his beloved parents suggests the decision was the result of a sudden impulse.”

She added: “The lack of any evidence of inclination it seems highly likely to me that he had an adverse reaction to the pills that led him to take his life. I believe anyone taking pills such as these need to be made more aware of the side effects to prevent any future deaths. If this could happen to Tom, this could happen to anyone.”

A financier and former hostage negotiator, Kingston was Lady Gabriella’s husband of four years when he died on Feb. 25, 2024. He previously datedKate Middleton’s sister Pippa before marrying Gabriella, the daughter ofPrince Michaeland Princess Micahel of Kent, in 2019, and the couple frequently attended royal family events.

(From left) Sophie Winkleman, Queen Camilla, King Charles, Lady Gabriella Windsor, Thomas Kingston and Lord Frederick Windsor at Royal Ascot on June 24, 2023.Chris Jackson/Getty

Chris Jackson/Getty

The coroner accepted on Dec. 3 that Kingston died as a result of “a self-inflicted gun shot to the head” and his father, Martin, “broke down” as he recounted the painful memory of finding his son’s body. The outlet said that the elder Kingston claimed “it cannot be a coincidence” that his son died three weeks after he began taking medications for insomnia and anxiety. While only caffeine and low levels of of zopiclone (a sleeping pill) were found in Kingston’s blood and urine in an autopsy, the late financier’s father alleged that sertraline could continue to affect a person’s thinking after it passed through their system.

Thomas Kingston on his May 18, 2019 wedding day to Lady Gabriella Windsor in Windsor, England.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images

Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images

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The court learned that father and son were licensed gun owners, and Kingston was found alongside one of his father’s guns he returned that weekend after borrowing it for a shoot. He was said to be “in his usual ebullient spirits” the day before he died, and attended his niece’s birthday party.

Buckingham Palaceannounced the news of Kingston’s deathon Feb. 27, andPrince Williamattended hisprivate funeralthe following month.

The inquest is ongoing.

source: people.com