Overview

• Rosie Roche, 20, a second cousin of Princes William and Harry, was found dead at her family home in Norton, Wiltshire, on July 14 with a firearm nearby.
• An inquest was opened at Wiltshire and Swindon coroner’s court on July 21 and adjourned to October 25 to allow for further investigation under coronial protocol.
• Police confirmed the death was non-suspicious and that there was no evidence of third-party involvement in the university student’s passing.
• Roche had been studying English literature at Durham University and was packing for a planned trip with friends when her mother and sister discovered her.
• The recurrence of firearm-related fatalities among extended royal relatives, following Thomas Kingston’s ruled suicide in February 2024, has intensified scrutiny of mental health support and gun access policies.