Prince William and Kate Middleton college classmate dies in rooftop fall
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The British reality star and socialite, who was also a college classmate of Prince William and Kate Middleton, died after falling from a roof on Thursday, London police confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
“Officers responded to concerns about a man on the roof of a building on Cockspur Street, Westminster, at 11.02pm on Thursday, October 30,” a Metropolitan Police spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
The spokesman continued: “Unfortunately, the man fell from a height. Despite the best efforts of the London Ambulance Service, he was unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene. His death was unexpected but not suspicious.”
Its luxurious Trafalgar St. He reportedly fell from the St. James Hotel. It was stated that the fall was approximately 100 meters. people magazine.
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The British reality star and socialite, who was also friends with Prince William and Kate Middleton during her college years, died after falling from a roof on Thursday, London police confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday. (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images; Justin Goff Photos/Getty Images)
Duncan, 45, who has appeared on reality shows such as Britain’s “Big Brother,” was living in St. Louis, Scotland, when William and Middleton were there and started dating. He went to the University of Andrews.
He said the couple was in St. It was someone he knew while at St. Andrews and was one of the first people to know they were an item. Daily MailFirst to report the story.
He also took part in the school’s famous student fashion show; Middleton reportedly caught William’s attention as she walked down the runway in a sheer dress.
Prince William and Kate Middleton knew Duncan from their university days. (Michael Dunlea/AFP via Getty Images)
Kate Middleton at her college graduation in 2005. (Michael Dunlea/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
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“This was the end of their first year,” Duncan previously told the Daily Mail about the fashion show. “I was there and there were a lot of attractive girls. She was wearing a very daring dress, a transparent dress like stockings. She was sitting in the front row and her eyes were like stalks.”
He added: “He crashed into it on the podium and things were never the same again; the whole history of the monarchy had changed.”
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Dunan during his run on Britain’s “Big Brother” in 2010. (Eamonn McCormack/Getty Images)
British TV star Lizzie Cundy mourned Duncan’s death on social media.
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Trafalgar St James Hotel in London. (Getty)
“I am shocked and heartbroken to hear that my friend Ben Duncan has passed away,” he wrote on X on Monday. “A beautiful soul with a broad and fun character. We laughed a lot at the silly things in life. God bless you dear Ben. You are unique. Thoughts and prayers with his entire family.”
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Publisher Mike Hollingsworth wrote on Facebook: “My dear, dear friend Benjamin (Ben) Duncan has left us. He lived life like the Peter Pan who never grew up. He will be sorely missed by his many friends who grew to love his charm, wit, infectious laugh and innate sense of style. The world is a poorer place after his passing… RIP Benji.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to a representative of Buckingham Palace for comment.
