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Ben Duncan, St Andrews Classmate of William and Kate, Dies After Fall From London Rooftop Bar

Police are treating the 45-year-old reality TV alum’s 100-foot fall as non-suspicious.

Overview

  • Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service responded late on October 30 to reports of a man on the roof of the Trafalgar St. James hotel in Westminster.
  • Emergency crews, including a trauma team and hazardous area responders, pronounced Duncan dead at the scene shortly after 11 p.m.
  • Reports say he fell from the seventh-floor rooftop bar, with some outlets noting high plastic safety screens around its edge.
  • Duncan appeared on Big Brother in 2010 and later on Come Dine With Me, Ladette to Lady and Celebrity Coach Trip.
  • Friends and colleagues shared tributes, and as of publication there has been no public comment from Prince William or Princess Kate.