Thomas Kingston, the husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor, died from a gunshot wound to the head, a coroner has revealed.
Kingston died at his parents’ home in a Cotswold village on Sunday.
Katy Skerrett, the senior coroner for Gloucestershire, opened an inquest into Kingston’s death.
She said Kingston had lunch with his parents before his father, Martin Kingston, took the dogs out for a walk.
Thomas Kingston died at the age of 45
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Skerrett added: “On his return Mr Kingston was not in the house.”
Kingston's mother went to look for him before his father forced entry into an outbuilding.
Skerrett said Kingston was found dead “with a catastrophic head injury. A gun was present at the scene.”
The late husband of Lady Gabriella Kingston was a committed Christian who once worked as a hostage negotiator in Iraq.
Thomas Kingston was a committed Christian
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Known as Tom, he studied economic history at the University of Bristol before joining the diplomatic missions unit at the Foreign Office.
Buckingham Palace announced Kingston’s death on Tuesday evening.
Lady Gabriella paid tribute to her husband, describing him as “an exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him.”
She said his death had come as a “great shock to the whole family.”
Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston married in 2019 at St George's Chapel
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Buckingham Palace said King Charles and Queen Camilla joined Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and all those who knew Mr Kingston in grieving “a much-loved member of the family.”
A spokesperson added: “In particular, Their Majesties send their most heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Gabriella and to all the Kingston family.”