Friends are 'rallying around' Lady Gabriella Windsor after death of her war hero husband Thomas Kingston - as she moves back in with her parents because 'she didn't want to be alone in the home they shared'

Lady Gabriella Windsor's friends are said to be rallying around her after the death of her husband in February.

War hero and financier Thomas Kingston was found dead aged 45 at his parents' home in the Cotswolds. 

Yesterday, his wife Lady Gabriella Windsor turned 43. She has moved out of the Notting Hill home she shared with her husband and moved back into Kensington Palace with her parents Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the Mail's Richard Eden revealed.

One of her friends said: 'They wanted Ella to be with them, and she didn't want to be alone in the home she shared with Tom. All of us are rallying round and she's going to be OK.'

Kingston died from a 'traumatic head wound', an inquest heard in March. A gun was found near his body in an outbuilding at his parents' home in the Cotswolds.

Friends are said to be rallying around Lady Gabriella Windsor after the death of her husband Thomas Kingston aged 45 in February. Pictured: The couple together 

Lady Gabriella Windsor attended Day Eight of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in July 2022

She has moved back in with her parents, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent (pictured together at Trooping the Colour in 2013

His death was not being treated as suspicious, and no one else was involved.

The coroner's court was told: 'His father went out to walk the dogs. On his return Mr Kingston was not in the house. After approximately 30 minutes his mother went to look for him.'

Katy Skerrett, the senior coroner for Gloucestershire, added: 'His father forced entry into a locked outbuilding. Mr Kingston was found inside with a catastrophic head injury. A gun was present at the scene. Police are satisfied the death is not suspicious.'

The coroner said a post-mortem examination had been undertaken and a provisional cause of death had been determined as a traumatic wound to the head. She formally opened the inquest into the death and adjourned it.

Lady Gabriella's parents, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, attended a memorial service at St George's chapel, Windsor, for King Constantine of Greece on February 27

Thomas Kingston, the husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor, took his own life last month

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

Lady Gabriella Kingston and Thomas Kingston at Nicky Haslam's birthday party at The Polish Hearth Club, London, in November 2019

Kingston, pictured here on the day of his wedding to Lady Gabriella Windsor, lived a remarkable life

Lady Gabriella and Thomas Kingston had official photos taken on their wedding day - here with the late Queen and Prince Philip sat to the right of them

Mr Kingston and Lady Gabriella, known as Ella, were married at St George's Chapel, Windsor, in 2019

The ceremony was attended by Prince Michael's first cousin, Queen Elizabeth II, and Prince Philip

The death of Lady Gabriella Windsor's husband Thomas Kingston (pictured together in 2019) was announced by Buckingham Palace earlier this year

Announcing his death in February, Buckingham Palace described Kingston, a financier, as a 'much loved member of the family' who was being mourned by King Charles and Queen Camilla. A friend of the couple said: 'They remained childless but were happily married until the end.'

After studying economic history at the University of Bristol, Kingston joined the diplomatic missions unit of the Foreign Office in Iraq, working as a project officer for the Iraqi Institute of Peace from 2003 to 2006.

After his death, Lady Gabriella paid tribute to her husband in a joint statement with his family, describing him as an 'exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him' - and called his death a 'great shock to the whole family'.

She 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.

Mr Kingston and Lady Gabriella, known as Ella, were married at St George's Chapel, Windsor, in a ceremony attended by Prince Michael's first cousin, Queen Elizabeth II, and Prince Philip in 2019. 

Lady Gabriella Windsor and Tom Kingston attending the Jerudong Trophy polo match at Cirencester Park Polo Club in June 2016

Kingston pictured alongside Lady Gabriella Windsor at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on September 19, 2022

Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston are pictured at Royal Ascot in June last year

The couple are seen here at the Jungle Party at Annabel's in London in September 2018

Their wedding was at St George's Chapel, in Windsor, on May 18, 2019

Thomas Kingston was close friends with Pippa Middleton, the Princess of Wales's sister. They are pictured here at Cheltenham Festival in 2013

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

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

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.

Lady Gabrielle and her husband were last pictured in public together on Valentine's Day at an event to celebrate the works of William Shakespeare.