Thomas Kingston‘s cause of death has been revealed after the inquest officially opened today. Mr Kingston, the husband of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent’s daughter Lady Gabriella Kingston, died from a “traumatic head wound”.

A gun was found near to his body in an outbuilding at his parent’s home in the Cotswolds, an inquest opening at Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court heard. The 45-year-old had been found dead at his family’s country mansion on Sunday, February 25 at around 6pm.

A post mortem has reportedly revealed the cause of death as a single gunshot. Police ruled out any third party involvement at the time and said the circumstances were not suspicious. 

Mr Kingston, a financier, married into the royal family after a proposal on the island of Sark almost six years ago. Known as Tom, he married Lady Gabriella, who is King Charles’s second cousin, at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in May 2019.

Lady Gabriella paid tribute to her husband in a joint statement with his family, describing him as an “exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him”. The statement read: “It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the death of Thomas Kingston, our beloved husband, son and brother.

“Tom was an exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him. His death has come as a great shock to the whole family and we ask you to respect our privacy as we mourn his passing.”