Overview

• Rosie Roche, a 20-year-old second cousin of Princes William and Harry and English Literature student at Durham University, was found dead in her Norton, Wiltshire home on July 14.
• A firearm discovered next to her body prompted Coroner Grant Davies to rule out third-party involvement.
• The Wiltshire and Swindon coroner’s court has formally opened an inquest into her death with a preliminary hearing set for October 25.
• Neither the Roche family nor Buckingham Palace has issued any statements regarding the circumstances of the investigation.
• Authorities have not confirmed suicide as a cause and await further evidence from post-mortem findings and upcoming inquest proceedings.