Thomas Kingston was given a royal farewell today at a funeral attended by Prince William and other members of the royal family.
The body of the financier, who was found dead last month aged 45, was carried in a procession that started at Kensington Palace, the childhood home of his widow, Lady Gabriella Windsor.
The procession ended at Ambassador’s Court at St James’s Palace. A private family funeral was then held at the Chapel Royal, where many royal weddings have taken place, including that of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1840.
More recently, Prince George, the eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales, was baptized there in 2013. And while William was present, Kate stayed home and continued to recover from abdominal surgery she underwent in January.
Lady Gabriella was accompanied at the funeral by her parents, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, her brother, Lord Frederick Windsor and his wife, the actress Sophie Winkleman.
The Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra were also present in the gathering of 140 people.
Thomas Kingston was given a royal farewell today at a funeral attended by Prince William and other members of the royal family. Above: Mr Kingston with his wife, Lady Gabriella Windsor
The body of the financier, who was found dead last month aged 45, was carried in a funeral procession that started at Kensington Palace, the childhood home of his widow, Lady Gabriella Windsor. Above: The couple are pictured here at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in July 2019
Prince William was among the mourners at Mr Kingston’s funeral. Above: At Sir Bobby Charlton’s funeral last year
The King – Lady Gabriella’s second cousin – and the Queen were not present.
Charles is not attending public events while he undergoes treatment for cancer, and the Queen hosted a WOW (Women of the World) reception at Buckingham Palace.
Mr Kingston’s body was later cremated.
Mr Kingston and Lady Gabriella, known as Ella, married in 2019 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, in a ceremony attended by Prince Michael’s cousin Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
They lived in London, but he was visiting his parents at their home in the Cotswolds when he died.
A coroner’s court was told: ‘His father went to walk the dogs. On his return, Mr. Kingston was not in the house. After about 30 minutes his mother went looking for him.”
Katy Skerrett, Gloucestershire’s senior coroner, added: ‘His father forced entry into a locked outbuilding. Mr Kingston was found inside with catastrophic head injuries. A firearm was present at the scene. The police are convinced that the death is not suspicious.’
The coroner said a post-mortem examination had been carried out and the preliminary cause of death had been determined as a traumatic wound to the head. She formally opened and suspended the inquest into the death.
Lady Gabriella’s parents, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, attended his funeral today
Thomas Kingston, the husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor, took his own life last month
Mr Kingston was seen racing from the Royal Box at Ascot last June with Queen Camilla
Lady Gabriella Kingston and Thomas Kingston at Nicky Haslam’s birthday party at The Polish Hearth Club, London, in November 2019
Kingston, pictured here on the day of his wedding to Lady Gabriella Windsor, lived a remarkable life
Lady Gabriella and Thomas Kingston had official photos taken on their wedding day – here with the late Queen and Prince Philip to their right
The death of Thomas Kingston, husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor (pictured together in 2019), was announced by Buckingham Palace
Announcing his death last month, Buckingham Palace described Kingston, a financier, as a “much-loved member of the family” who was mourned by King Charles and Queen Camilla. A friend of the couple says: ‘They remained childless, but were happily married until the end.’
After studying economic history at the University of Bristol, Kingston joined the Foreign Office’s Diplomatic Missions Unit in Iraq, where he worked as a project officer for the Iraqi Institute of Peace from 2003 to 2006.
Last month, 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’ – and calling his death a ‘great shock to the whole family’ . .
She released a personal photo she took of her husband, showing him smiling, wearing a casual pink shirt, as he stood by a stretch of water in the sun.
The couple married in 2019 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, with Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh, among the guests.
Lady Gabriella Windsor and Tom Kingston attended the Jerudong Trophy polo match at Cirencester Park Polo Club in June 2016
Kingston pictured next to Lady Gabriella Windsor at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on September 19, 2022
Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston were pictured at Royal Ascot in June last year
The couple is seen here at the Jungle Part at Annabel’s in London in September 2018
Their wedding was on May 18, 2019 in Windsor
Thomas Kingston was close friends with Pippa Middleton, sister of the Princess of Wales. They are pictured here at the Cheltenham Festival in 2013
Lady Gabriella is the king’s second cousin. They are both great-grandchildren of King George V.
Mr Kingston was a director of Devonport Capital, which specialized in providing financing to companies in frontier economies.
He was a close friend of Pippa Matthews, sister of the Princess of Wales, and the pair are said to have dated in 2011.
Lady Gabriella, who has worked as art and travel director for a branding company, is a writer and editor.
She is also a singer-songwriter and released two bossa nova-inspired songs in 2020 to raise money for charity.
Lady Gabrielle and her husband were last pictured together in public on Valentine’s Day at an event celebrating the works of William Shakespeare.
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