Thomas Kingston’s heartbroken family speak out on royal’s final moments before tragic death
Topics: Royal Family, News, UK News, Health
Rhiannon Ingle
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Topics: Royal Family, News, UK News, Health
Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may find distressing.
Thomas Kingston’s heartbroken family have broken out on the royal’s final moments before his tragic death.
Thomas, who was the husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor, the King’s second cousin, was found dead in Gloucestershire in February 2024, aged just 45 years old.
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.
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His grieving parents, Martin and Jill, have since spoken publicly for the first time since the monumental loss, sharing that Thomas was 'normal, fun and laughing' mere hours before he died during their weekend together.
Jill told BBC Radio 4's Today there was 'nothing that raised any suspicions in our mind' during their lunch before Thomas' death, recalling: "He was normal, he was fun, we were laughing at various things."
They recalled 'reading books, sitting around the fire' as a family.
When Jill and Thomas fell asleep, Martin went out for a walk.
It was during then that Thomas awoke and went to his car to gets something he wanted to keep at his parents’ house.
Jill then woke up, noticing Thomas' bags were packed but he was nowhere to be found.
After noticing that their outbuilding was locked, Martin broke down the door with Jill recounting the 'horrendous experience' of discovering their son's lifeless body with a gun beside him.
"I would have difficulty explaining to you what it was like without crying," Martin said.
"It was a horrendous experience but we would love for something good to come out of it," Jill then shared, adding that she and Martin would like for their son to be remembered as 'a joyful, giving, full-of-life and caring person'.
Thomas' heartbroken wife, Lady Gabriella, previously shared her belief that the 'impulsive action' taken by Thomas to end his life was a result of the medication he had been prescribed.
Martin and Jill, elsewhere in the interview, explained that their son had been prescribed a common antidepressant after dealing with stress at work, which had extreme side effects.
The pair also added that Thomas should have been asked to sign a document acknowledging that suicide was one of the side effects of said medication, adding that while they felt he was well cared for at his health clinic, there were 'probably better ways' he could have been helped.
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