Lady Gabriella Kingston steps out with the Royal Family amid difficult year
King Charles has ‘taken Lady Gabriella under his arm’ after the passing of her husband
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Lady Gabriella Kingston made a rare public appearance at Westminster Abbey on Friday evening, attending the Princess of Wales's annual Christmas carol service.
The 43-year-old writer was seen for the first time since the recent inquest into her husband Thomas Kingston's death.
Dressed in a long dark olive coat, Lady Gabriella was among the 1,600 guests at the festive event.
She arrived alongside her cousin, Lady Helen Taylor, daughter of the Duke of Kent.
Lady Gabriella Kingston made a rare public appearance at Westminster Abbey on Friday evening, attending the Princess of Wales's annual Christmas carol service
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The event was also attended by her parents, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, and her brother, Lord Frederick Windsor and his family.
Lady Gabriella was last seen publicly in June when she joined the Royal Family at Royal Ascot.
The inquest at Gloucestershire Coroner's Court revealed that Thomas Kingston, 45, died from a shotgun wound at his parents' home in the Cotswolds on February 25.
In her witness statement, Lady Gabriella expressed concerns about medication side effects, stating: "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."
Dressed in a long dark olive coat, Lady Gabriella was among the 1,600 guests at the festive event
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Kingston had been prescribed sertraline and zopiclone by a GP at the Royal Mews Surgery for sleep troubles, later switching to citalopram.
Thomas and Lady Gabriella Kingston were married at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in May 2019, with Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh among the guests.
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Lady Gabriella was supported by Carole Middleton at Friday's carol service
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The couple had dated for several years before their wedding at the historic chapel.
At Friday's carol service, Lady Gabriella was supported by Carole Middleton, who wore a chic cream coat to the Abbey.
The Princess of Wales's mother attended the event following her daughter's completion of treatment after finding evidence of cancer.
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