Rosie Roche: Cause of Death Revealed for Prince Harry, William Cousin
More details have come to light surrounding 's untimely death.
Just over a week after the granddaughter of 's uncle, who is also a cousin of and , died at her Norton home at 20 years old, a coroner confirmed to The Independent that the cause of death was a 'traumatic head injury.'
As revealed during an inquest into Roche's death held on July 21 at Wiltshire and Swindon coroner's court, per The Times, the college student was found at the property by her mother and sister after she had been packing her bags to go away with friends. According to the outlet, a firearm was also found nearby.
Area coroner Grant Davies added at the time, per The Times, that police 'have deemed the death as non-suspicious' and that 'there was no third-party involvement.'
E! News has reached out to local police, the royal family and the coroner's office for comment but has not heard back.
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The case has reportedly been adjourned until October 25.
'This relates to the sudden death of a woman in her 20s,' Wilshire police told the outlet. 'There are no suspicious circumstances and our thoughts are with her family.'
'We would ask,' authorities continued, 'that their privacy is respected at this terrible time.'
The news surrounding Roche's passing broke two days prior to the inquest when The Yorkshire Post announced in a notice that 'Roche, Rosie Jeanne Burke died on Monday 14th July 2025.'
'Darling daughter of Hugh and Pippa,' the obituary read, 'incredible sister to Archie and Agatha, Granddaughter to Derek and Rae Long.'
The announcement also noted that a private family funeral and memorial service would be held at a later date.
Roche was a first-year student studying English literature at Durham University, per The Times, and following her passing, the principal of the school's University College Wendy Powers shared that staff and students alike were 'extremely saddened' by her sudden passing.
'Rosie had settled into the university and college beautifully and had lots of friends,' she told the outlet. 'She was loved for her creativity, energy, her love of books, poetry and travel among many other talents. She will be sorely missed.'
Before going to university, Roche had attended St Mary's Calne, a girls' independent boarding and day school in Wiltshire.
'Rosie was a cherished member of our community,' the school wrote in a statement, per The Times, 'and she will be remembered with great affection by all who had the privilege of knowing her.'
'When we return for the new term,' the statement continued, 'we will hold a time of reflection in her memory to honour her life and the wonderful impact she had on those around her.'
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