Sophie Winkleman has revealed she and the family miss her sister-in-law’s husband, Thomas Kingston, ‘every day’.

Mr Kingston, 45, was found dead at his family’s country mansion with a post mortem concluding he passed away from a ‘traumatic head wound’ in March 2024.

A gun was also found near his body at the Cotswolds property. The death of Lady Gabriella Windsor’s husband was found not to be suspicious.

His father found him on forcing entry to a locked building after Mr Kingston had earlier visited for lunch with his parents, Gloucestershire Coroners Court heard.

In a statement, his widow, Lady Windsor described him as an ‘exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him.

Ms Winkleman, 45, who is married to the brother of Lady Windsor, Lord Frederick, has since divulged the impact his death has had on the family.

‘That was a big tragedy in our lives and we all miss him every day. My girls adored him,’ the actress who portrayed Big Suze in Peep Show told The Sunday Times. 

‘It’s brutal. We’re still in touch with all his family and it feels like he’s still with us.’ 

Sophie Winkleman,45, (pictured in 2025) has revealed she and the family miss her sister-in-law’s husband, Thomas Kingston, ‘every day’

Thomas Kingston and Lady Gabriella Windsor pictured here at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in July 2019

Claudia Winkelman’s half-sister also noted that her husband has since begun working with men’s mental health charities, in the wake of Mr Kingston’s death. 

While speaking of her husband’s work with charity, James’ Place’ was not a ‘positive’ to come out of the situation, it has made them ‘more aware’.

She added: ‘It makes you so much more aware that the exterior of someone can be very different from what’s going on inside.’ 

Meanwhile, an inquest into Mr Kingston’s death heard he had stopped taking medication in the days leading up to his death. 

She also said: ‘The fact that he took his life at the home of his beloved parents suggests the decision was the result of a sudden impulse.’

The coroner Katy Skerrett concluded Kingston took his own life, adding: ‘He was suffering adverse effects of medication he had recently been prescribed.’

The inquest was told Mr Kingston had initially been given sertraline, a drug used to treat anxiety and depression, and zopiclone, a sleeping tablet, by a GP at the Royal Mews Surgery, a practice at Buckingham Palace used by royal household staff, after complaining about finding it difficult to sleep.

Lady Gabriella warned the inquest, held last December, about the side effects of drugs used to treat mental health problems.

Lord Frederick Windsor pictured with Sophie WInkleman after their wedding at Hampton Court Palace on September 12, 2009

Thomas Kingston, the husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor, shot himself, an inquest heard

In her statement, she said: ‘I believe anyone taking pills such as these need to be made more aware of the side effects to prevent any future deaths.

‘If this could happen to Tom, this could happen to anyone.’

Since Mr Kingston’s death, his family have campaigned for changes in how antidepressants are prescribed and for more awareness of possible side effects.

Mr Kingston was a director of Devonport Capital, which specialises in providing finance for companies in ‘frontier economies’. 

The Daily Mail revealed the company creditors £29.5million as of April this year. It had also been placed into administration as of February 2025.

Following his death, the King and Queen sent their ‘most heartfelt thoughts and prayers’ to Lady Gabriella, who is known as Ella, and Mr Kingston’s parents and siblings.

A statement released on behalf of Lady Gabriella Kingston, Mr Martin and Mrs Jill Kingston, Mrs Joanna Connolly and Mrs Emma Murray, said: ‘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.’

Lady Gabriella released a personal photo she took of her husband, showing him smiling and dressed in a casual pink shirt as he stood near a stretch of water in the sunshine.

The couple married at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in 2019 with Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh, among the guests.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: ‘The King and the Queen have been informed of Thomas’s death and join Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and all those who knew him in grieving a much-loved member of the family.

‘In particular, Their Majesties send their most heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Gabriella and to all the Kingston family.’

Lady Gabriella is the King’s second cousin. They are both great-grandchildren of King George V.

Mr Kingston watched racing alongside Queen Camilla from the Royal Box at Ascot last June

The Bristol University graduate had also worked in Baghdad, Iraq, working to procure the release of hostages after joining the Diplomatic Missions Unit of the Foreign Office.

He was a close friend of Pippa Matthews – the Princess of Wales’s sister – and the pair were said to have dated in 2011.

Lady Gabriella, who has worked as an arts and travel director for a brand company, is a writer and contributing editor.

She is also a singer-songwriter and released two bossa nova-inspired tracks in 2020 to raise money for charity.

Although Lady Gabriella is not a working member of the royal family, she and Mr Kingston’s family were being supported by the royal household at the time.

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