Prince William’s college classmate Ben Duncan, a socialite, has died.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson told several media outlets that the reality star died last week after falling from a London rooftop bar, reportedly at the seven-story Trafalgar St. James hotel.
“Officers responded to concerns about a man on the roof of a building on Cockspur Street, Westminster, at 11.02pm on Thursday 30 October. Unfortunately, the man fell from a height,” they said.
“Despite the best efforts of the London Ambulance Service, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene,” the MPD spokesperson explained.
“His death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious,” he said.
Duncan attended the University of St Andrews in Scotland with the future Prince and Princess of Wales, which is where the royal couple’s romance began.
She gave an interview to the Daily Mail in November 2010 in which she spoke about the blossoming of their relationship throughout their college years.
“Because we had had Will and Kate with us, we had royal protection officers swarming the place. We knew they had hit it off and we knew something was going on, but they were left alone to get on with it,” he said.
After graduating, Duncan appeared in series 11 of the UK series. Big Brotherthe last season which aired on Channel 4. He was the sixth housemate to be evicted.
Duncan also appeared on television shows including come have dinner with me, Ladette Lady and Celebrity Trainer Tri.
Meanwhile, Prince William was handed the keys to Rio de Janeiro as he began his five-day visit to Brazil.
Visit Brazil for the first time with two key environmental objectives.
On Wednesday he will present the Earthshot Award, the annual award of the charity he created.
The next day he will travel to Belem, in the Amazon rainforest, where he will give a speech as part of COP30, the annual UN climate meeting where governments discuss how to limit and prepare for further climate change.
