Thomas Kingston’s parents have issued an emotional statement one year after his tragic death.
Thomas died on February 24, 2024, at his parents’ home in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, from a head injury. His death was later confirmed to have been self-inflicted.
Martin and Jill Kingston spoke to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about their late son, who was married to Lady Gabriella Windsor.
Speaking about their son whilst holding back tears, Martin said: “I would like him to be remembered as someone with a big smile on his face, while helping people to do difficult things.”
Martin, a well known planning law barrister, and Jill, a trustee of the Nadezhda Charitable Trust, then went onto to emphasis the need for better patient awareness of medication risks and side effects.
In the months leading up to his death, Thomas had sought medical help for work-related stress and sleep issues.
As reported by GB News, he was initially prescribed sertraline and zopiclone by a GP at the Royal Mews Surgery within Buckingham Palace. This occured before he was later switched to citalopram when these proved ineffective.
On the day of his death, Thomas is said to have appeared “normal” and was “fun”, with his mother recalling: “We were laughing about various things.”
In a statement read during the December inquest, Lady Gabriella Windsor described her marriage to Thomas as “deeply loving and trusting”.
