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A royal who took his own life in 2024 was the co-owner and director of a company that owed millions at the time of his death. Thomas Kingston<\/a> lived an extraordinary life, working on hostage release operations during the Iraq war after leaving university, before becoming a financier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The state-educated frontier market investment specialist, 45, then joined Britain’s most prestigious family in 2019, through his marriage to Lady Gabriella Windsor<\/a>, the only daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. But tragedy struck on February 25, 2024 when Mr Kingston<\/a> was found lifeless after dying from self-inflicted shotgun wound at his parents’ home in The Cotswolds. A coroner found that he died after suffering an adverse effect to medication prescribed by his doctor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n After his death, it was reported that his firm, Devonport Capital Limited, owed \u00a327.9million after plunging into debt. Forensic accountants have now established in a report seen by MailOnline<\/a> that the final residual amount left to pay back creditors was \u00a319.8million, meaning the company was short of \u00a38.1million for creditors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Mr Kingston had invested \u00a31.6million of his own money into the firm before his passing. His dad Martin Kingston, a barrister, had also helped try support the firm, and is one of several creditors. He is owed \u00a3162,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The lack of remaining funds means creditors will get repayments at a rate of 71% of the sum owed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Devonport Capital had been in administration as insolvency practitioners sought to settle its debts, before going into liquidation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n An inquest was told Mr Kingston had initially been given sertraline, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat depression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He was also prescribed zopiclone after complaining of trouble sleeping following stress at work. He later moved from sertraline to citalopram, a similar drug, after telling his doctor the former wasn’t making him feel better.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Mr Kingston stopped taking medication in the days leading up to his death, the inquest heard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Lady Gabriella told the inquest: “The lack of any evidence of inclination, it seems highly likely to me that he had an adverse reaction to the pills that led him to take his life.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Recording a narrative conclusion, Katy Skerrett, senior coroner for Gloucestershire, said: \u201cMr Kingston took his own life using a shotgun which caused a severe traumatic wound to the head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThe evidence of his wife, family and business partner all supports his lack of suicidal intent. He was suffering adverse effects of medication he had recently been prescribed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n **Whatever you’re going through, you can call the Samaritans free at any time from any phone on 116 123. Lines are open 24 hours a day. You can also email **jo@samaritans.org<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n