Princess opens up about her late son-in-law: 'We never had an inkling anything was wrong'

Princess Michael of Kent spoke about her late son-in-law, Thomas Kingston, in a new interview with Majesty Magazine. "Tom was a lovely man, so kind and thoughtful," she said (via HELLO!) of her daughter Lady Gabriella's late husband. "They were very happy together."

"We often had them here with Freddie and Sophie and the girls for Sunday lunch," the Princess, 79, added, referencing her son, Lord Frederick Windsor, his wife Sophie Winkleman and their two daughters, Maud and Isabella. "We never had an inkling anything was wrong."

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Thomas died this past February from a “traumatic wound to head." His death was announced in a statement released by Buckingham Palace on behalf of Lady Gabriella, Martin and Jill Kingston, Joanna Connolly and Emma Murray, which read, “It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce 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 great shock to the whole family and we ask you to respect our privacy as we mourn his passing.”

At the time, a palace spokesperson said that King Charles and Queen Camilla joined "Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and all those who knew him in grieving a much-loved member of the family," and "in particular, Their Majesties send their most heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Gabriella and to all the Kingston family.”

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A private family funeral, attended by the Prince of Wales, was held in March. Lady Gabriella, who is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth’s first cousin Prince Michael of Kent, married Thomas in May of 2019. According to The Telegraph, Gabriella attended an inquest at Gloucestershire coroner’s court earlier this month. In a witness statement, she said (via The Telegraph): "It appears to me Tom’s impulsive action was likely provoked by an adverse reaction to the medication he had been taking in the last two weeks of his life."

Gabriella also noted "The fact that he took his own life at the home of his beloved parents, where no one else would find him, suggests the decision was the result of sudden impulse and anxious thoughts sparked by the sight of the gun in the car boot."

Per The Telegraph, Thomas had been prescribed zopiclone for trouble sleeping and sertraline for anxiety, but he stopped taking the sertraline after a few days because it made him feel “very anxious” and he was instead prescribed diazepam and citalopram, and he doubled his sleep medication. "I believe anyone taking pills such as these needs to be made more aware of the side-effects to prevent any future deaths," Gabriella is quoted as saying. "If this could happen to Tom, this could happen to anyone."