Cause of Death of Prince William and Prince Harry’s Cousin Revealed

The 20-year-old had been packing to go on vacation with friends.

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Prince William and Prince Harry’s 20-year-old cousin died of “traumatic head injury,” according to a coroner’s report. Rosie Roche, a second cousin to the heir to the British throne, was found dead on July 14 at her home in Norton, Wiltshire. Wiltshire and Swindon coroner’s court opened an inquest Sunday, which found that the English Literature student’s death was not suspicious, according to The Independent. Roche was the daughter of Edmund Hugh Burke Roche and a descendant of the Barons Fermoy. Her grandfather, the 5th Baron Fermoy, was the uncle of Princess Diana. A Wiltshire Police spokesperson said: “There are no suspicious circumstances, and our thoughts are with her family. We would ask that their privacy is respected at this terrible time.” A student at the University of Durham, she was found dead with a firearm nearby by her mother and sister while she was packing to go on vacation with friends. A death notice was posted by the family in the Yorkshire Post, stating: “Darling daughter of Hugh and Pippa, incredible sister to Archie and Agatha, granddaughter to Derek and Rae Long. Private family funeral. A memorial service will be held at a later date.”