This incident brings to mind the death of Lady Gabriella Windsor, who was the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, along with her husband. In February 2024, Buckingham Palace announced that Thomas Kingston had died at his parents’ home in the Cotswolds from a traumatic head wound, with a firearm found near the body.

A coroner previously told the UK Sun that while an investigation had been opened, Roche’s death was not considered suspicious and there were no other people involved.

Traditionally, the British royal family has maintained a strict travel protocol, and the same may now apply to Prince George after his twelfth birthday.