Lady Gabriella Windsor breaks silence on husband Thomas Kingston’s death after blaming medication

Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may find distressing.

Lady Gabriella Windsor, the second cousin of King Charles, has broken her silence regarding the shocking passing of her husband, Thomas Kingston, following his unexpected death aged just 45 in February.

Yesterday (3 December), 43-year-old Lady Gabriella spoke out at Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court to give her own opinion on what had happened leading up to her loss.

The cause of Thomas' death was previously confirmed to be as a result of a 'traumatic wound to the head' following a gun being found next to his body in the Cotswolds, where his parents reside.

Giving a powerful witness statement, Lady Gabriella shared her belief that the 'impulsive action' taken by Thomas to end his life was a result of the medication he had been prescribed.

Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston were married for four years (Andrew Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

As per the Telegraph, Lady Gabriella said: "It appears to me Tom’s impulsive action was likely provoked by an adverse reaction to the medication he had been taking in the last two weeks of his life."

The court was told that Thomas had been prescribed zopiclone to aid better sleep as well as sertraline for anxiety by his GP, Dr. Nicky Naunton Morgan.

It is believed that Thomas stopped taking sertraline after a short time due to his anxiety worsening, and had doubled the intake of zopiclone.

Lady Gabriella was highly emotional during the statement and emphatically claimed her husband had never expressed any suicidal thoughts during their marriage.

Thomas worked as a financier and former hostage negotiator, and had been married to Lady Gabriella for four years.

According to Hello!, Lady Gabriella continued: "[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.

Thomas Kingston had been prescribed zopiclone and sertraline (Mike Marsland/WireImage)

"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."

Thomas' father, Martin Kingston, 'broke down' when recalling how it felt to find the body of his son, and it 'cannot be a coincidence' that his son died only three weeks after starting new medications.

An autopsy found that only caffeine and a low dose of zopiclone were found in Thomas' system following his death, though his father claimed sertraline can continue to affect the way a person thinks after stopping the medication.

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