An inquest has found Thomas Kingston – the son-in-law of the Prince and Princess Michael of Kent – died from a “traumatic head wound”.
An inquest at Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court heard that a gun was found next to his body.
The 45-year-old, who married Lady Gabriella in 2019, was discovered by his parents at their home in the Cotswolds on Sunday evening.
Senior coroner Katy Skerrett outlined the “brief circumstances” of his death at the hearing on Friday.
She said: “Mr Kingston was visiting his parents’ home in the Cotswolds. On 25 February he ate lunch with his parents. His father went out to walk the dogs.
“On his return Mr Kingston was not in the house and after approximately 30 minutes his mother went to look for him. His father forced entry on a locked outbuilding when no reply could be gained.
“He found Mr Kingston deceased with a catastrophic head injury. A gun was present at the scene. Emergency services were called. Police are satisfied the death is not suspicious.”
Ms Skerrett added that a post-mortem had found the provisional cause of death was a traumatic wound to the head.
She then adjourned the inquest to a later date yet to be fixed.