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High Court Confirms Thomas Kingston’s Estate Passes to Lady Gabriella After Debts Cut Value to £664,000

The approval comes after an inquest concluded he died by suicide linked to adverse effects of recently prescribed medication.

Overview

  • Thomas Kingston died intestate in February 2024, and the High Court granted administration of his estate to Lady Gabriella on March 17, 2026.
  • Probate documents list a gross estate of about £939,429 and a net value of roughly £664,429 after costs, debts and taxes.
  • Kingston was a director of Devonport/Devenport Capital, which went into liquidation with debts of about £27.9 million and assets near £19.8 million, leaving creditors about 71p in the pound.
  • Media reports indicate he injected personal funds into the firm, with figures varying between approximately £1 million and £1.6 million.
  • At the Gloucester inquest, evidence noted recent prescriptions for sertraline and zopiclone and the coroner attributed his death to adverse medication effects.