Princes' cousin found dead at home
Rosie Roche, who was the granddaughter of Princess Diana's uncle, died at home in Norton, Near Malmesbury in Wiltshire, on July 14.
The 20-year-old was found by her mother and sister after she had been packing for a trip away with friends, an inquest heard on Sunday. A firearm was found nearby.
Roche had been attending Durham University where she studied English Literature.
An inquest was opened at Wiltshire and Swindon coroner's court and adjourned until Oct 25.
Grant Davies, the area coroner, said police 'have deemed the death as non-suspicious and there was no third-party involvement'.
A spokesman for the family said she 'will be sorely missed'.
An obituary published by the Yorkshire Post said: 'Roche, Rosie Jeanne Burke. Died on Monday 14th July 2025.
'Darling daughter of Hugh and Pippa, incredible sister to Archie and Agatha, granddaughter to Derek and Rae Long.
'Private family funeral. A memorial service will be held at a later date.'
The student was a descendant of the Barons Fermoy and the eldest child of Edmund Hugh Burke Roche, 53, and his wife the former Phillipa Kate Victoria Long.
Her grandfather was the 5th Baron Fermoy, Princess Diana's uncle, who shot himself dead in 1984.
Last February, Thomas Kingston, 45, the son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, was found dead at his parents' home with a 'catastrophic head injury' and a gun close to his body.
Lady Gabriella Windsor has said her husband took his own life in an 'impulsive action' prompted by a cocktail of sleep and anxiety drugs.
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