Prince William and Prince Harry's cousin, 20, found dead next to gun
Rosie Roche, aged 20 and a granddaughter of Princess Diana's uncle, was discovered dead by her mother and sister on July 14. A firearm was located near her at the family residence in Wiltshire, where she had been preparing for a holiday with friends.
At the inquest hearing at Wiltshire and Swindon coroner's court, area coroner Grant Davies confirmed that the police "have deemed the death as non-suspicious and there was no third-party involvement".
At the time of her passing, Rosie was pursuing an English Literature degree at Durham University. A university spokeswoman expressed that she "will be sorely missed".
The inquest has been postponed until October 25, reports the Mirror.
The sad news of Ms Roche's passing follows the death of Thomas Kingston, who wed Harry and William's cousin Lady Gabriella in 2019. He passed away in February last year at the age of 45, with a firearm found beside him. Princess Diana and her Aunt Mary Roche (centre) - Rosie's grandmother. (Image: PA)
The financier had sustained a "traumatic head wound", and a gun was discovered near his body in an outbuilding at his parents' home in the Cotswolds, according to an initial inquest at Gloucestershire Coroners Court. Police have concluded that his death was not suspicious.
Despite having no apparent relationship or financial issues, as a family friend told The Times, another close friend mentioned that Mr Kingston always prioritised others, potentially to the detriment of his own mental well-being.
The ex-financier, an alumnus of Bristol University with a degree in economic history, survived several life-threatening incidents, including a notorious suicide bombing at a church in 2004 that took 22 lives. Reverend Canon Andrew White, who managed the sole Anglican church in Baghdad, Iraq, and where Mr Kingston is said to have served as a hostage negotiator, recounted: "We couldn't move, and I can remember saying 'What do we do Tom?'".
"And he said, 'Pray'. I said, 'Lord, have mercy on us' and suddenly a huge oil tanker about 25 metres ahead of us blew up. If we hadn't been in the traffic jam, we would have been killed instantly. But this was a kind of daily thing that happened."
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