Lady Gabriella Windsor's financier husband Thomas Kingston dies 老年の 45: King Charles and Queen Camilla are 知らせるd of death of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent's son-in-法律

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Thomas Kingston, the husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor and son-in-法律 of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, has died suddenly 老年の 45, Buckingham Palace has 発表するd.

Mr Kingston, who married into the 王室の Family in 2019, was 設立する dead at an 演説（する）／住所 in Gloucestershire on Sunday evening, with 緊急 services called to the scene すぐに after 6pm.?

Only last Wednesday, Lady Gabriella - who is 56th in line to the 王位 - and Mr Kingston - a financier and former 人質 交渉者 - were seen together at an event at the 国家の Gallery in London.

Lady Gabriella paid 尊敬の印 to her late husband in a 共同の 声明 with his family, 述べるing him as an 'exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him'. His 悲劇の death was 述べるd as a '広大な／多数の／重要な shock to the whole family'.

An 検死 will be held but there are no 怪しげな circumstances and no other parties 伴う／関わるd. Mr Kingston is 生き残るd by his father?ツバメ Kingston KC, his mother Jill Mary Kingston, and his sisters,?Joanna Connolly and Emma Murray.

Lady Gabriella, who is not a working member of the 王室の Family, 解放（する）d a personal photo she took of her husband, showing him smiling and dressed in a casual pink shirt as he stood 近づく a stretch of water in the 日光.?

In a 声明 with Mr Kingston's family, she said: 'It is with the deepest 悲しみ that we 発表する 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 広大な／多数の／重要な shock to the whole family and we ask you to 尊敬（する）・点 our privacy as we 嘆く／悼む his passing.'

The heartbreaking news has 急落（する），激減（する）d the 王室の Family into 嘆く／悼むing, with King Charles and Queen Camilla sending their 'most 深く心に感じた thoughts and 祈りs' to Lady Kingston, who is known as Ella, and Mr Kingston's family.?

The 悲劇の last photo of Thomas Kingston and his wife Lady Gabriella Windsor, taken at event in London on Valentine's Day?

(L-R) Queen Camilla, King Charles, Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston are pictured watching the races at Ascot last summer

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Lady Gabriella's parents, both …に出席するd a 記念の service today for King Constantine of Greece

Lady Gabriella Windsor's husband Thomas Kingston (pictured together in 2019) has died 老年の 45, Buckingham Palace has 発表するd

Mr Kingston is the son-in-法律 of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

Thomas Kingston (L) and Lady Gabriella Windsor smile after their wedding 儀式, at St George's Chapel in Windsor 城 on May 18, 2019

Thomas Kingston was の近くに friends with Pippa Middleton, the Princess of むちの跡s' sister. They are pictured here at Cheltenham Festival in 2013

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: 'The King and the Queen have been 知らせるd of Thomas's death and join Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and all those who knew him in grieving a much-loved member of the family.

'In particular, Their Majesties send their most 深く心に感じた thoughts and 祈りs to Gabriella and to all the Kingston family.'

Lady Gabriella's parents, Prince and Princ ess Michael of Kent, put on 勇敢に立ち向かう 直面するs today as they …に出席するd the 記念の for King Constantine of Greece at St George's Chapel in Windsor today - いっそう少なく than 48 hours after Mr Kingston's death.

Prince Michael, 81, is the grandson of King George V and was first cousins with the late Queen Elizabeth II.?

Constantine was Lady Gabriella's godfather and …に出席するd her wedding.??

The Prince of むちの跡s, also a godchild of the former Greek 君主, pulled out of …に出席するing at the last minute but this was understood not to be connected to news of Mr Kingston's death.?

Kensington Palace had 明らかにする／漏らすd earlier in the day that the Prince of むちの跡s had pulled out of the 記念の service 予定 to a personal 事柄.?

Mr Kingston married into the 王室の family after a summer 提案 on the island of Sark almost six years ago.

After years of dating, the pair tied the knot at St George's Chapel in 2019 at a wedding with guests 含むing Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Prince Harry.

It's understood that Lady Gabriella was always a favourite of the late Queen's and the 君主 had agreed to …に出席する the couple's wedding 'at once'.?

Their wedding at the 15th-century 発生地 （機の）カム いっそう少なく than a year after the 星／主役にする-studded nuptials of Duke and Duchess of Sussex in May 2018 and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in October the same year.

の中で the guests at the service were the Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, designer Nicky Haslam and the family of the Princess of むちの跡s, her parents Carole and Michael Middleton and siblings Pippa and James, who were joined by their partners.?

The 歓迎会 was held at Frogmore House, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle? 行う／開催する／段階d their wedding dinner.

Mr Kingston's career was 概して 焦点（を合わせる）d on 財政／金融, with a 範囲 of 信任状 含むing his most 最近の position as a director of Devonport 資本／首都, which specialises in 供給するing 財政／金融 for companies in 'frontier economies'.

But the Bristol University 卒業生（する） also spent time in Baghdad, Iraq, where he was working to procure the 解放（する） of 人質s after joining the 外交の 使節団s 部隊 of the Foreign Office.?

He had countless 狭くする escapes in three 活動／戦闘-packed years in the Iraqi 資本／首都, 含むing escaping a 自殺-爆破 that （人命などを）奪う，主張するd 22 lives.?

Lady Gabriella and Thomas Kingston have 公式の／役人 photos taken on their wedding day. The late Queen and Prince Philip are sat to the 権利 of them

Thomas Kingston and Queen Camilla watch the racing from the 王室の Box at Ascot last summer

Mr Kingston (pictured with Lady Gabriella Kingston), 45, was 設立する 死んだ at an 演説（する）／住所 in Gloucestershire on Sunday evening

Thomas Kingston and Lady Gabriella Windsor are pictured at the Wimbledon Tennis 選手権s in July 2019 (left) and at Ascot in June last year (権利)

Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston …に出席するd the late Queen's 明言する／公表する funeral in September 2022

The couple were pictured at a Thanksgiving service for the late Prince Philip in March 2023 (left) and at a service at St Paul's Cathedral for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022 (権利)

In 2006, Mr Kingston joined Schroder's 資産 管理／経営 in London before joining Voltan 資本／首都 管理／経営 in 2012.

Five years later, Mr Kingston - who had a bachelor's degree in 経済的な history - became a director of Devonport 資本／首都 L td.

Mr Kingston was a の近くに friend of Pippa Middleton, the Princess of むちの跡s' sister, who he was often seen out and about with.

In fact, the pair were said to have struck up a romance in 2011,?に引き続いて the end of Ms Middleton's 関係 with cricketer Alex Loudon - but he 否定するd they ever 時代遅れの.

After the rumoured romance fizzled out, he remained a 正規の／正選手 part of Ms Middleton's social 始める，決める and the pair remained friends.

A friend of Ms Middleton 以前 told Daily Mail's Richard Kay: 'Tom is utterly charming, polite and very popular with the ladies. In fact, he is just the 肉親，親類d of guy you would want to introduce to your mother.'

Mr Kingston was always someone who?flitted 慎重に in and around 王室の circles. He also 時代遅れの Natalie Hicks-Lobbecke, an old 炎上 of Prince William whom he 時代遅れの while working in Iraq.

Thomas Kingston and Lady Gabriella Windsor 株 a kiss on the steps of the chapel after their wedding at St George's Chapel

Mr Kingston and Lady Gabriella Windsor 提起する／ポーズをとるd on the steps of the chapel with their bridesmaids, page boys and guests after their wedding

The couple were seen beaming at one another at the wedding in Windsor on May 18, 2019

Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston …に出席する a 記念の service for the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey on March 29, 2022

Mr Kingston, known as Tom, had been the director of Devonport 資本／首都 since 2017. He's pictured on his wedding day here

Lady Gabirella Windsor and Thomas Kingston …に出席する Bosphorus 私的な 調書をとる／予約する 開始する，打ち上げる at Maison A ssouline on December 14, 2017 (left). And the couple are seen dressing up at a ジャングル Party at Annabel's in London on September 28, 2018 (権利)

Thomas Kingston is pictured with Pippa Middleton in 2014

He and Ms Hicks-Lobbecke, who is now married to baronet's son Ed Milbank, met when both were at Bristol University.

One の近くに friend 以前 told the Mail: 'Tom's 広大な／多数の／重要な 業績／成就 is that 非，不，無 of his old girlfriends have anything but nice things to say about him. Even when it's all over, they still like him.

'In old-fashioned 条件, he is a gentleman, just the 肉親，親類d of guy you want to introduce to your mother.'

A male friend also said: 'He's one of those guys who can be やめる enigmatic and doesn't tell you what he is thinking. He's careful. Perhaps it's a 遺産／遺物 from the work he was doing in Iraq.'

His family's background 含むs a former 外交官／大使 to Denmark and a 広大な／多数の／重要な-grandfather who was thrice 市長 of Walsall in the West Midlands.?

Mr Kingston was born in Evesham, Worcestershire. His QC father, a self-made man educated at a 第２位 modern school, has been a hugely successful barrister specialising in planning 法律.

The couple are seen in the 支援する 列／漕ぐ／騒動 at a Committal Service for the late Queen Elizabeth II

Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston …に出席する 王室の Ascot in 2019

Lady Gabriella, who has worked as an arts and travel director for a brand company, is a writer and 与える／捧げるing editor.

She is also a singer-songwriter and 解放（する）d two bossa-nova 奮起させるd 跡をつけるs in 2020 to raise money for charity.

Although Lady Gabriella is not a working member of the 王室の family, she and Mr Kingston's family are 存在 supported by the 王室の 世帯 through this difficult time.

No funeral 計画（する）s have been 解放（する）d so far.

Gloucestershire Constabulary said it was called by the 救急車 service about the death of Mr Kingston.

The 軍隊 said: 'We were called by the 救急車 service at 6.25pm on Sunday with a 報告（する）／憶測 of the death of a 45-year-old man at an 演説（する）／住所 in the Cotswolds.

'The death is not 存在 扱う／治療するd as 怪しげな and a とじ込み／提出する will be 用意が出来ている for the 検死官.'

The shock news of Mr Kingston's death comes as members of the 王室の Family …に出席するd a thanksgiving service for the late King Constantine.

The shock news of Mr Kingston's death comes as members of the 王室の Family …に出席するd a thanksgiving service for the late King Constantine. Princess Alexandra the Honourable Lady of Ogilvy, Marina Ogilvy, Prince Andrew the Duke of York, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Gloucester, 海軍大将 Sir Tim Laurence, the Princess 王室の and Queen Camilla the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Gloucester, Adm iral Sir Tim Laurence, the Princess 王室の and Queen Camilla sat on the 前線 列／漕ぐ／騒動

Queen Camilla is 迎える／歓迎するd as she …に出席するs the thanksgiving service this morning

Prince Andrew; Sarah, Duchess of York; and 副／悪徳行為 海軍大将 Timothy Laurence at St George's Chapel in Windsor

Queen Camilla led the 王室の Family in the absence of her husband, King Charles, who is taking a break from 王室の 義務s as he 戦う／戦いs 癌.

Prince William, Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, were also absent from the service - but Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson did …に出席する.

King Charles was at Windsor 城 earlier in the day but left before the service began - with the 歓迎会 afterwards 始める，決める to be hosted by Camilla.?

Princess Kate, who also 行方不明になるd the service, is 'doing 井戸／弁護士席' as she 回復するs from 復部の 外科.??

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