Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. •Benjamin Duncan, 45, a university friend of Prince William and Princess Kate, has died after falling from the roof of London’s Trafalgar St. James Hotel. •Tributes have been paid to Mr Duncan, who studied with the royal couple at St Andrews University, and later became known for appearances on TV shows such as Big Brother, Come Dine With Me, and Celebrity Coach Trip. A university friend of the Prince and Princess of Wales has died after falling from the roof of a luxury West End hotel. Socialite Benjamin Duncan, 45, fell around 100 feet from the five-star Trafalgar St. James’ seventh floor in Spring Gardens on Thursday evening. Mr Duncan was at the University of St Andrews with William and Kate when they first started dating.
Published: November 4, 2025 2:23 pm
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