Lady Gabriella Kingston, the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, has inherited approximately £660,000 following the death of her husband, Thomas Kingston. The financier and former hostage negotiator died from a gunshot wound to the head at his parents' £3 million mansion in Gloucestershire in February. Police have stated there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.
The 45-year-old's parents, Martin and Jill Kingston, had lived at the property since 1996. An inquest confirmed the cause of death as a fatal gunshot wound. Lady Gabriella has since moved into Kensington Palace, reportedly because she did not want to be alone in the home she shared with her husband.
Lady Gabriella made her first public appearance since the tragedy at Trooping the Colour, the King's birthday celebrations, alongside other members of the Royal Family. The event also marked the first public appearance of the Princess of Wales since she announced her cancer diagnosis.
A statement from the Kingston family described Thomas as “an exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him.” Buckingham Palace also expressed condolences, with a spokesperson saying: “The King and the Queen have been informed of Thomas’s death and join Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and all those who knew him in grieving a much-loved member of the family.”
The couple married at St George's Chapel in Windsor in 2019, with the late Queen in attendance. Lady Gabriella is a second cousin of King Charles III, both being great-grandchildren of King George V.
