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Sky News AU
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Royal family member Lady Gabriella Windsor opens up after husband Thomas Kingston's shock death
Lady Gabriella Windsor has praised the Princess of Wales in a rare interview following the shock death of her husband Thomas Kingston in 2024. The British royal, 44, is the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and married Mr Kingston in a major royal wedding in 2019. The entire royal family attended the wedding at St George's Chapel, which was one of the last major public occasions jointly attended by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Tragically, Kingston died by suicide in February 2024 at age 45. Following the tragedy, the Princess of Wales privately contacted Gabriella to invite her to help plan Kate's carol concert, Together at Christmas. "It was such an honour to be involved, and very thoughtful and kind-hearted of the Princess to include me. I was very touched," Lady Gabriella told Hello! magazine last week. "She was so lovely to work with, always gracious, very creative and with so much vision and passion for the many charities and causes she supports." Mr Kingston's sudden death came just three months before what would have been the couple's fifth wedding anniversary. It was revealed that Mr Kingston had died from a "traumatic head wound" and a gun had been found near his body. The shocking death was later the subject of a coronial inquest to examine whether Mr Kingston's state of mind had been 'affected by medication'. That inquest, which finished in January, concluded that Mr Kingston was also suffering "adverse effects of medication he had recently been prescribed." Lady Gabriella made a statement during the inquest to warn people about medication and the circumstances surrounding her husband's death. "The fact that he took his life at the home of his beloved parents suggests the decision was the result of a sudden impulse," she said. "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. The widow said her husband's working life "was certainly a challenge for him over the years, but I highly doubt it would have led him to take his own life, and it seemed much improved". If you or anyone you know needs help: Lifeline: 13 11 14 Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lady Gabriella Windsor Praises 'Lovely' Kate Middleton in First Interview Since Her Husband's Death at 45
Lady Gabriella Windsor sang Kate Middleton's praises in her first major interview following the death of her husband Thomas Kingston last year. Lady Gabriella, 44, opened up about what it was like to work with the Princess of Wales on the fourth edition of her Together at Christmas carol service in a new interview with Hello! magazine, published on May 18. The conversation was her first major interview since her husband Thomas died by suicide at age 45 in February 2024 after he allegedly stopped taking prescription antidepressants. "It was such an honor to be involved, and very thoughtful and kind-hearted of the Princess to include me. I was very touched," Lady Gabriella said about collaborating with Princess Kate on the service in December 2024. "She was so lovely to work with, always gracious, very creative and with so much vision and passion for the many charities and causes she supports," she added. Gabriella is a cousin of King Charles through her father Prince Michael's side of the family and a passionate musician who played an advisory role around the musical performances for Kate's Together at Christmas carol service in December at Westminster Abbey. A source told PEOPLE that Lady Gabriella enjoyed her role and was excited to be a part of the service, and that the Princess of Wales "was incredibly grateful for her contribution." In a show of support, Gabriella entered the event with Princess Kate's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton. Though Gabriella had a hands-on role with the show, with some school bands from her latest patronage Restore the Music UK performing during the concert, she revealed that some details were even a surprise for her! "There were surprises for everyone, even the people involved. It was a very special idea of hers to include ballet dancers at the concert – I didn't know that there would be children as well as adult dancers, all brightly and beautifully dressed as they danced through the abbey," Gabriella said. The mention seemingly referenced the ballet performance Kate wove into the program as a tribute for her daughter Princess Charlotte — a "secret" she said Prince Louis caught wind of and was "bursting" to tell his sister! "It was a wonderful gathering of creative people, and it was extremely moving. I loved it and I was really touched to be asked," Gabriella added about collaborating with Kate. "It was very kind of her." Lady Gabriella works as a freelance journalist and has previously leaned into her love of music by releasing songs to benefit the charitable Playing for Change Foundation. In April, Restore the Music UK announced that Gabriella had been named its newest patron and was taking on a formal role with the charity working to enhance music education in some of the U.K.'s most underserved state schools. Last week, the royal family member attended Restore the Music's gala at Nobu Hotel in London and she said it was a joy to attend the glittering dinner. "It was so uplifting to hear the students play. One of the school bands kicked off the evening with Proud Mary which was fantastic. There was so much energy," she said. Elsewhere in the interview, Gabriella said that she has been "writing a lot of lyrics" with a hope to "record some more songs soon" and listens to music "everywhere," except when she is working. "I just find it too distracting," she said. "But generally, I find music to be very powerful. It can instantly change your mood and outlook and can sometimes transcend all else." Lady Gabriella is not a full-time working royal like her second cousin Prince William, but briefly retreated from the public eye following the death of her husband last year. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage? to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! In February 2024, Buckingham Palace announced that Thomas had died at age 45 at his parents' home in the Cotswolds. A spokesperson for the coroner's office later told PEOPLE that his cause of death was "traumatic wound to the head" and a gun was found near his body. Katy Skerrett, senior coroner for Gloucestershire, later linked his death to medication he had been taking. His parents and his widow Gabriella have since all spoken out to raise awareness around the potential side effects of antidepressants. In January, Skerrett said in a prevention of future deaths report that further action should be taken over the risk to patients prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which his parents agreed with. Read the original article on People
Newsweek
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Princess Charlotte Celebrates Birthday as Royal Turns 10
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Princess Charlotte has turned 10 years old around two weeks after her younger brother Prince Louis. The third in line to the throne may well get a chance to celebrate with her friends at Lambrook School, in Berkshire, as she marks the milestone birthday. Prince William and Princess Kate are expected to release a photo via their official social media accounts, as they did for her younger brother Prince Louis on April 23. And they also released a short video of Louis jumping off a fallen tree, so it is not impossible there may also be some new footage of Charlotte. Princess Charlotte watches an RAF flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after attending Trooping the Colour in London, England, on June 15, 2024. Princess Charlotte watches an RAF flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after attending Trooping the Colour in London, England, on June 15, 2024. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Princess Charlotte's Year Princess Charlotte's first public outing of 2024 came with Trooping the Colour, King Charles III's birthday parade, on June 15, 2024. She took part in a carriage procession alongside her brothers Prince Louis and Prince George and mother Princess Kate while Prince William took part in the military parade on horseback. The Wales family then watched a fly past by the Royal Air Force from the Buckingham Palace balcony. Charlotte then joined Kate at Wimbledon tennis championships in July where Kate got a standing ovation in recognition of her difficult experience with cancer. Royal photographer Karwai Tang at the time told People: "[Charlotte] skipped down the stairs and when she got back to her seat—she was laughing. She leaned over and must have told her mom what it was about and they were giggling together and having a good old laugh." She spent the summer holidaying with her family in Norfolk, in the East of England, where they have a countryside retreat, Anmer Hall, and spent time in nature and at the beach. Kate shared a video of their family time together when she announced in September that her chemotherapy treatment had come to an end, following a cancer diagnosis earlier in the year. In December, Charlotte attended Together at Christmas, Kate's annual carol service, at Westminster Abbey, in London. And on Christmas Day she was back in Norfolk at Sandringham, where she joined the royals walking to church. Princess Charlotte's Birth Charlotte was born on May 2, 2015, and given the middle names Elizabeth and Diana by her parents in honor of her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and grandmother Princess Diana. At the time, Prince William said "we're very happy, very happy," as the family left the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, in London. Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page. Do you have a question about Charles and Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, or their family that you would like our experienced royal correspondents to answer? Email royals@ We'd love to hear from you.
