Overview
- Officers were alerted at about 23:00 on October 30 to reports of a man on the roof of the Trafalgar St. James hotel in Westminster.
- Emergency responders declared Ben Duncan dead at the scene after a fall of roughly 30 meters.
- The Metropolitan Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and described the death as unexpected.
- Duncan studied at the University of St Andrews and was part of the student circle around Prince William and Catherine.
- Known from Big Brother UK and other reality shows, he was mourned in public tributes, including a Facebook post by broadcaster Mike Hollingsworth, and Prince William has not issued a public comment.