Thomas Kingston died from ‘traumatic head wound’ and gun found, inquest told

Gun found near body of Lady Gabriella Kingston’s husband at an outbuilding at his parents’ home, coroner’s court hears

Thomas Kingston, the husband of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent’s daughter, Lady Gabriella Kingston, died from “traumatic head wound” and a gun was found near to his body in an outbuilding at his parents’ home in the Cotswolds, an inquest opening at Gloucestershire coroner’s court heard.

The senior coroner Katy Skerrett said: “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.