Reality star and socialite Ben Duncan has fallen to his death in London (Picture: Jack Dredd/Shutterstock)
Big Brother star Ben Duncan has died aged 45 after falling seven floors from The Trafalgar St. James hotel.
The socialite,also known for his association with Prince William and Kate Middleton at St Andrews University,appeared on several reality TV shows over the years,including Big Brother season 11 on Channel 4 in 2010.
It is understood he plunged around 100 feet from the rooftop bar of the five-star Hilton hotel on Thursday night.
Metropolitan Police were dispatched to investigate reports of a ‘man on the roof’ after which he was found dead.
In a statement,a spokesperson said: ‘Officers responded to concerns for a man on the roof of a building in Cockspur Street,Westminster at 23:02 hours on Thursday,30 October.
‘The man sadly fell from height. Despite the best efforts from the London Ambulance service,he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
He appeared on Big Brother in 2010 and was also an associate of Prince William and Kate Middleton (Picture: Shutterstock)
The Metropolitan Police were called to the scene on Thursday night (Picture: Google)
‘His death is unexpected but non-suspicious.’
The London Ambulance service was also called to the scene,and a spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 10:59pm on Thursday,30 October to reports of an incident on Spring Gardens,City of Westminster.
‘We sent resources to the scene,including an ambulance crew,an incident response officer,paramedics in fast response cars and paramedics from our hazardous area response team (HART).
‘Very sadly,despite the best efforts of our crews,a man was pronounced dead at the scene.’
In a tribute on Facebook,broadcaster Mike Hollingsworth wrote: ‘My dear,dear friend Benjamin (Ben) Duncan has left us.
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Metro has reached out to the Metropolitan Police for comment.
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