Lady Gabriella (right) and Thomas Kingston
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesLady Gabriella Kingston tells about her husband Thomas Kingstonsudden death for the first time.
43-year-old Gabriela, who is King Charles IIIsecond cousin of, broke her silence during an inquest on Tuesday, December 3 at Gloucestershire Crown Court.
“It appears to me that Tom’s impulsive action was likely prompted by an adverse reaction to the medication he was taking for the last two weeks of his life,” Gabriela wrote in a witness statement read out by a senior investigator. Katie Skerrettper Telegraph.
Gabriella’s husband committed suicide at age 45 in February, according to Skerrett, who told the inquest Tuesday that Thomas “took his own life.” In Gabriela’s testimony, she noted that Thomas had never expressed suicidal ideation to her or anyone else.
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Thomas Kingston and Lady Gabriella Kingston’s royal love story was cut short when Thomas died aged 45 in February 2024. Thomas’ family — including Gabriella, who is King Charles III’s second cousin — said in a statement when his death came “as a great shock” to his beloved (…)
“(The job) has certainly been a challenge for him over the years, but I highly doubt it would have caused him to take his own life, and he looked much better,” she wrote, on hello “If he was worried about anything, I’m sure he would have shared that he was struggling. The fact that he took his own life in the home of his beloved parents suggests that the decision was the result of a sudden impulse.
Gabriela added that given “the lack of any evidence of (suicidal) tendencies, it seems very likely that he had an adverse reaction to the pills that caused him to take his own life.”
The court heard Thomas was prescribed sertraline for anxiety and zopiclone to help with sleep problems. He later stopped sertraline because it made him anxious and was prescribed diazepam and citalopram instead. He also doubled his dose of sleeping pills.
An inquest has been launched into the death of Thomas Kingston. “Please note that HM Senior Coroner for Gloucestershire, Mrs Katie Skerrett, will hold the opening of the inquest into the death of Mr Thomas Henry Robin Kingston at 2.00pm on Friday 1 March 2024. , at Gloucestershire Crown Court,” a court official told Us Weekly in (…)
“I believe that anyone taking pills like these should be more aware of the side effects to prevent future deaths,” Gabriella’s statement continued. “If it can happen to Tom, it can happen to anyone.”
Gabriella, who married Thomas in 2019, described the couple’s marriage as “deeply filled with love and trust”.
Thomas’s father Martin Kingstonalso spoke at the hearing, sharing his belief that it “couldn’t be a coincidence” that Thomas died three weeks after he started taking medication for insomnia and anxiety.
Both Thomas and Martin were licensed gun owners. Thomas’ death occurred when he was at his parents’ home returning one of his father’s guns that he had borrowed that weekend.
“The decision appears to have been made in a matter of minutes, apparently prompted by the gun he was returning to us,” Martin said.
Karwai Tang/WireImage Prince William flew alone to attend funeral services for the late Thomas Kingston. William, 41, attended the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace in London on Tuesday, March 12, for the private ceremony after Kingston died suddenly last month aged 45. Approximately 140 family and friends gathered for the funeral (…)
Medical expert Dr. David Healy told the court that sertraline and citalopram fall into the category of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which can “have quite a dramatic and catastrophic effect in a very short period of time”.
Thomas’ family, including Gabriela, released a statement announcing his death on February 27.
“It is with deepest sorrow that we announce the passing of Thomas Kingston, our beloved husband, son and brother,” the statement said. “Tom was an extraordinary man who brightened the lives of all who knew him. His death has come as a great shock to the entire family and we ask that you respect our privacy as we mourn his passing.
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