On Tuesday, Prince William signed up with a group of 140 mourners in London to honor the life of Thomas Kingston, the partner of Lady Gabriella Kingston, who passed away February 25 at age 45. The funeral occurred at Chapel Royal, a little chapel in St. James’s Palace, and other royal visitors consisting of Gabriella’s moms and dads, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra. Thomas’ moms and dads, Martin and Jill Kingston and his 2 sis, Joanna Connolly and Emma Murray, were likewise present.
According to SkyNews, Kingston’s coffin took a trip from Kensington Palace to the Chapel Royal before the hour-long service started at 11:30 am. The BBC reports that the service was followed by a reception at St. James’s Palace and a personal cremation.
Kingston’s death was revealed in a joint declaration from Gabriella and the Kingston household, which was sent out through Buckingham Palace 2 days later on. It explained him as “a remarkable male who illuminated the lives of all who understood him.” The palace likewise sent out acknowledgements from King Charles III and Queen Camilla. A coroner later on mentioned that he passed away of a “disastrous head injury” and was discovered together with a weapon at his moms and dad’s residential or commercial property in the Cotswolds.
Raised in Evesham, Worcestershire, Kingston finished from Bristol University and invested years as a captive mediator in Iraq as a part of the Diplomatic Missions Unit of the Foreign Office. At the time of his death, he was a director at Devonport Capital. He was seen at royal occasions along with pal Pippa Middleton in the early 2010s, Kingston ended up being a member of the royal household when he wed Lady Gabriella, a 2nd cousin of King Charles III, in a May 2019 event at St George’s Chapel in Windsor. Gabriella and Prince William were both godchildren of the King Constantine II of Greece, and she represented him at the late king’s funeral service in January 2023.
Neither Thomas nor Gabriella served as working royals, they typically participated in occasions with the household and were last photographed with the king at Royal Ascot in June 2023. The couple had no kids.
