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Thomas Kingston was 'normal and fun' the day he took his life, parents reveal
A coroner concluded in January that Thomas Kingston took his own life and was ‘suffering adverse effects of medication’
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The parents of Thomas Kingston, the husband of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent’s daughter, have warned about the side-effects of antidepressants after he took his own life.
Mr Kingston, who was married to Lady Gabriella Kingston, died from a head injury and a gun was found near his body in February last year at his parents’ home in the Cotswolds.
A coroner concluded in January that Mr Kingston took his own life and was “suffering adverse effects of medication he had recently been prescribed”.
The inquest into his death at Gloucestershire Coroner’s Court was told he had initially been given sertraline, a drug used to treat depression and mental health problems, and zopiclone, a sleeping tablet, by a GP at the Royal Mews Surgery, a practice at Buckingham Palace used by royal household staff, after complaining of trouble sleeping following stress at work.
Mr Kingston returned to the surgery saying they were not making him feel better and his doctor moved him from sertraline to citalopram. Both of these drugs are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
In the days leading up to his death, Mr Kingston had stopped taking medication and toxicology tests showed caffeine and small amounts of zopiclone in his system.
His parents, Martin and Jill Kingston, are now calling for a change in how patients are prescribed SSRIs.
Martin Kingston told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he believes both the patient and the people close to them should be told more explicitly about the potential side effects of the medication, including what can happen if they stop taking it.
The couple wants patients to sign a document confirming they have been told about the difficulties of going on and coming off the medication.
This could include the patient being told that “it’s an extreme case, but it could lead to suicide”, Mrs Kingston said.
“We’d really like to see that a person, a spouse, a partner, a parent, a close friend, somebody, was going to walk with them through it. Maybe they should be at that signing time.”
He was fun. We were laughing about various things
Mrs Kingston
Mr Kingston said if a person complained they were stressed and not sleeping and rejected the GP’s suggestion to try cognitive behavioural therapy, a talking therapy used to help with mental health conditions, the doctor might prescribe an antidepressant out of a “desire to help”.
According to the NHS website, the common side effects of sertraline – such as nausea or tiredness – tend to gradually improve as the body gets used to it.
People are told to call 999 or go to A&E immediately if they have thoughts about harming themselves “or ending your life”.
When people come off antidepressants, they should reduce their dose slowly over several weeks or months with the help of a doctor, to prevent withdrawal symptoms, which can include mood changes.
Mrs Kingston told the Today programme she was aware of why people take SSRIs.
“We have many friends who are on them, and we totally understand why they’re on them at the same time,” she said.
I would like him to be remembered as someone with a big smile on his face
Mr Kingston
On the day of his death, Mr Kingston “was normal”, his mother said.
“He was fun. We were laughing about various things.”
The family spent the day relaxing, reading and sitting by the fire, she added.
Speaking about his grief, Mr Kingston told the BBC: “You have to make a conscious decision not to do the ‘what if’ or the ‘if onlys’.”
He said his son was a “joyful, giving, full of life and caring person”.
“I would like him to be remembered as someone with a big smile on his face,” he said.
After his death, the family was sent more than 400 cards and letters.
“So many of them told us things that we never knew,” Mr Kingston said.
Giving her verdict earlier this year, Katy Skerrett, senior coroner for Gloucestershire, said action must be taken over the risk of suicide to patients prescribed the drugs.
In a prevention of future deaths report, the coroner questioned whether there is adequate communication of the risks of suicide associated with such medication.
She also raised concerns about whether the current guidance to persist with SSRI medications, or switch to an alternative SSRI medication is appropriate when no benefit has been achieved, “especially when any adverse side effects are being experienced”.
In a statement read to the inquest, Lady Gabriella said while Mr Kingston’s work was “certainly a challenge for him over the years”, she doubted it would have led him to take his own life.
“If anything had been troubling him, I’m positive that he would have shared that he was struggling severely.
“The fact that he took his life at the home of his beloved parents suggests the decision was the result of a sudden impulse.”
Lady Gabriella added: “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.”
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 has revealed its chart rankings for the week of January 19 to 25!
Overall Digital Chart
BIGBANG’s G-Dragon maintained his double crown on the Circle charts this week, with his hit single “HOME SWEET HOME” remaining No. 1 on both the overall digital chart and the streaming chart.
The top three songs on this week’s overall digital chart were the same as last week: “HOME SWEET HOME” came in at No. 1, BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” at No. 2, and aespa’s “Whiplash” at No. 3.
IVE’s “REBEL HEART” rose to No. 4 for the week, followed by Hwang Karam’s “I’m Firefly” at No. 5.
Streaming Chart
The same five songs topped this week’s streaming chart and overall digital chart, except Hwang Karam’s “I’m Firefly” and IVE’s “REBEL HEART” switched places to take No. 4 and No. 5 respectively on the streaming chart.
Download Chart
IVE topped the digital download chart for the second week in a row with their pre-release single “REBEL HEART,” which held steady at No. 1.
The next three spots on the chart went to new releases: GOT7’s “PYTHON” debuted at No. 2, (G)I-DLE’s Minnie’s “HER” at No. 3, and ZEROBASEONE’s “Doctor! Doctor!” at No. 4.
Finally, Hwang Karam’s “I’m Firefly” rounded out the top five for the week.
Album Chart
JYP Entertainment’s new boy group KickFlip topped this week’s physical album chart with their first mini album “Flip it, Kick it!”, which debuted at No. 1.
Minnie’s solo debut mini album “HER” entered the chart at No. 2, while GOT7’s “WINTER HEPTAGON” debuted at No. 3 and CIX’s “THUNDER FEVER” followed at No. 4.
Finally, SEVENTEEN’s 2024 mini album “SPILL THE FEELS” climbed back up to No. 5.
Global K-Pop Chart
Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” held onto its spot at No. 1 on the global K-pop chart this week, with aespa’s “Whiplash” rising to No. 2.
BTS’s Jimin’s solo song “Who” stayed strong at No. 3, while BABYMONSTER’s “DRIP” maintained its position at No. 4.
Finally, IVE’s “REBEL HEART” jumped to No. 5 on this week’s chart.
Social Chart
Jung Jae Il continued his reign at No. 1 on this week’s social chart, followed by BLACKPINK at No. 2, Lim Young Woong at No. 3, BABYMONSTER at No. 4, and Choi Yu Ree at No. 5.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch IVE and many of the other artists who made this week’s charts perform at the 2024 MBC Music Festival on Viki below:
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