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A schoolboy, whose volunteer work came to the attention of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, died of a drugs overdose just before his 16th birthday, an inquest heard.
Oasis Academy pupil Emre Huseyin, 15, collapsed at his home in Berridge Road, Sheerness , on February 1.
It was thought he and a friend had been experimenting with drugs.
Another teenager, who was not named, was taken to hospital and later discharged.
A 17-year-old boy from Sidcup was later charged with supplying MDMA - also known as ecstasy - and a second boy, also 17 and from Orpington, was also arrested in connection with supplying drugs.
Emre would have celebrated his 16th birthday on February 6.
He was involved with Oasis Academy's Dementia Cafe which was launched in April 2014 by a group of students in association with Barton Court Care Home, Minster.
Emre was one of a group of students invited to meet the Duke and Duchess of Sussex who thanked students for their volunteering. He was delighted when the group's work was also featured in the NHS 70-year anniversary magazine.
Hundreds of classmates and friends gathered for a candlelit vigil in Emre's memory on what would have been his 16th birthday.
This morning, an inquest into his death at County Hall, Maidstone, heard that Emre's sister, Ceren Huseyin, noticed he was unwell and called for an ambulance. He was pronounced dead at 6.14pm.
A provisional cause of death was given as fatal MDMA consumption and toxicity.
The hearing was adjourned until October 23, again at County Hall.
Paying tribute to her brother after his death, Ceren said: "He was a smart boy and getting on so well at school. He was friendly and loved going out with his friends.
"He will be sorely missed. We all loved him so very much. It is such a terrible loss."
She added: “This was so unexpected. He had many plans. He was full of aspirations.
"He wanted to study psychology and business in the sixth form. He had such a big future ahead of him. He loved reading and drama and was in school plays.”
