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Ben Duncan Dies After Fall From London Hotel Roof; Police Say Death Not Suspicious

The 45-year-old former Big Brother contestant was a university acquaintance of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Overview

  • Metropolitan Police responded around 11 p.m. on Oct. 30 to reports of a man on the roof of the Trafalgar St. James hotel in Westminster.
  • London Ambulance Service said he was declared dead at the scene after a fall from about the seventh floor near Spring Gardens.
  • Police described the death as unexpected but not suspicious and said Duncan had fallen before officers arrived.
  • Investigators are reviewing the hotel’s security cameras and awaiting a coroner’s examination to determine the cause.
  • Friends and former colleagues shared tributes, including broadcaster Mike Hollingsworth, who remembered Duncan as charming and widely loved.