Inside Lady Gabriella's wedding to Thomas Kingston at St George's chapel - where the late Queen's cousin wore a stunning Luisa Beccaria gown - as she mourns his sudden death, aged 45

• The couple tied the knot in 2019 at St George’s Chapel in Windsor 
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Thomas Kingston, Lady Gabriella Windsor’s husband, has died aged 45, Buckingham Palace announced this evening.

Mr Kingston, who married the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent in 2019, was found dead at an address in Gloucestershire on Sunday evening, with emergency services called to the scene shortly after 6pm.

Lady Gabriella paid tribute to her financier husband in a joint statement with his family, describing him as an ‘exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him’. His tragic death was described as a ‘great shock to the whole family’.

The couple tied the knot at St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle, surrounded by family and friends, on May 18, 2019.

An inquest will be held to establish the cause of death but there are no suspicious circumstances and no other parties involved.

The couple tied the knot at St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle, surrounded by family and friends, on May 18, 2019

Lady Gabriella, who is not a working member of the Royal Family, 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.

In a statement with Mr Kingston’s family, she 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.’

King Charles and Queen Camilla have sent their ‘most heartfelt thoughts and prayers’ to Lady Kingston and Mr Kingston’s family.

The late Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, the Duke of Sussex, Princess Anne and the Middletons led the guests when Lady Gabriella Windsor married Thomas Kingston in the biggest society wedding of 2019.

Other royals at the chapel included Sarah, Duchess of York with her ex-husband Prince Andrew, their daughter Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Marpelli Mozzi.

The beaming bride arrived at St George’s chapel in a claret-coloured vintage car, accompanied by her father Prince Michael of Kent.

She stunned in an ivory lace gown by Italian designer Luisa Beccaria, featuring a bateau neckline, sheer embroidered sleeves and an A-line skirt.

The royal couple looked happier than ever as they exited St George’s Chapel following their wedding ceremony

The bride stunned in an ivory lace gown by Italian designer Luisa Beccaria, featuring a bateau neckline, sheer embroidered sleeves and an A-line skirt

Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston leaving St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, following their wedding in 2019

An official photograph from the wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston

Gabriella, known as Ella to her friends, wore a breathtaking six-metre veil, which was arranged by the designer on the steps of the chapel.

She selected the Russian Fringe-style tiara, also worn by her grandmother, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and mother, Princess Michael of Kent, on their wedding days.

The dazzling diamonds of the headpiece glittered beneath Lady Gabriella’s long white veil as she made her entrance at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Meanwhile, Thomas, who was a director of Devonport Capital, specialising in providing finance for companies in ‘frontier economies’, chose a classic morning suit for the big day.

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

His financial career credentials included roles at Voltan Capital Management and IDC Securities.

Thomas was a close friend of Pippa Middleton – the Duchess of Cambridge’s sister – and the pair were seen out and about together on numerous occasions.

He attended her wedding to James Matthews in May 2017, accompanied by Lady Gabriella.

Buckingham Palace later released details about the wedding service, with the hymns sung by the congregation including Tell Out My Soul, Be Thou My Vision and Love Divine, All Loves Excelling.

The readings were taken from Ecclesiastes III, Philippians IV, a passage from Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, and O Tell Me The Truth About Love, by WH Auden.

The wedding reception was held at Frogmore House, where Meghan and Harry staged their wedding dinner, and the bride and groom cut a cake made by Fiona Cairns, who also made the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s cake.

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