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Ben Duncan, Friend of Prince William and ‘Big Brother’ Alum, Dies After Fall From London Hotel Rooftop

Police say the 45-year-old reality TV alumnus, a former St Andrews classmate of William and Kate, fell from a central London hotel rooftop.

Overview

  • Metropolitan Police were called around 11 p.m. on Oct. 30 to the Trafalgar St. James Hotel in Westminster after reports of a man on the roof.
  • Officers said the man fell about 30 meters from the rooftop and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
  • Police described the death as unexpected and said it is not being treated as suspicious.
  • Duncan studied at the University of St Andrews in the same circle as Prince William and Kate and later appeared on Big Brother UK and other reality series.
  • Friends posted tributes and, in media accounts, recalled his recent withdrawal from public life and struggles with insomnia.