Kate Middleton and Prince William\u2019s college classmate has died at the age of 45.<\/p>\n
Ben Duncan, a socialite and reality star who attended the University of St. Andrews alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales, passed away after falling 100 feet from a London bar rooftop last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficers responded to concerns for a man on the roof of a building in Cockspur Street, Westminster at 23:02 hours on Thursday, 30 October,\u201d the Metropolitan Police told Daily Mail<\/a> in a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n Ben Duncan in London, England, on Nov. 15, 2011. David Fisher\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n Prince William and Kate Middleton attend a ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London, England, on Nov. 21, 2023. Samir Hussein\/WireImage<\/p>\n \u201cDespite the best efforts from the London Ambulance service, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene,\u201d the MPD spokesperson added regarding Duncan\u2019s \u201cunexpected but nonsuspicious\u201d death at the seven-story Trafalgar St. James Hotel.<\/p>\n The Post has reached out to Kensington Palace for comment.<\/p>\n Duncan reportedly attended the famous Scottish university at the same time as Prince William and Middleton, both 43, from 2001 to 2005.<\/p>\n The Prince and Princess of Wales during a ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London, England, on Nov. 21, 2023. Getty Images<\/p>\n Duncan during Season 11 of the UK\u2019s version of the reality show \u201cBig Brother\u201d in 2010. Shutterstock<\/p>\n Duncan reportedly fell to his death from the roof of the seven-story Trafalgar St. James Hotel in London, England, on Oct. 30, 2025. Instagram\/@rooftopsw1<\/p>\n The future Prince and Princess of Wales first met at the University of St. Andrews<\/a> as freshmen, and Duncan later opened up about the royal couple\u2019s early relationship in a 2010 interview.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause we\u2019d had Will and Kate in our midst, we had royal protection officers swarming the place,\u201d he said five years after graduation, according to Daily Mail. \u201cWe knew that they had hit it off and we knew that something was happening, but they were just left alone to get on with it.\u201d<\/p>\n The late reality star, meanwhile, was also there when Middleton first captured William\u2019s attention<\/a> at the university\u2019s storied campus fashion show.<\/p>\n Duncan during the Dancing with Heroes Ball at the Hotel InterContinental in London, England, on Nov. 25, 2023. Jack Dredd\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n The Trafalgar St. James hotel overlooks London\u2019s Trafalgar Square. SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n Another view from the roof of the Trafalgar St. James Hotel, where Duncan reportedly fell to his death on Oct. 30, 2025. Instagram\/@rooftopsw1<\/p>\n \u201cIt was the end of their first year. I was there, and in person, there were a lot of attractive girls,\u201d Duncan recalled. \u201cShe was in a very daring dress, in a sheer stocking-like dress. He was sitting front row and his eyes were like stalks.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe brushed by him on the way to the catwalk and things were never the same again,\u201d he added, \u201cthe whole history of the monarchy had been altered.\u201d<\/p>\n After graduating from the University of St. Andrews, Duncan went on to star in Season 11 of the UK\u2019s iteration of reality show \u201cBig Brother\u201d in 2010. He was evicted from the house on Day 52.<\/p>\n Duncan became the sixth housemate eliminated from Season 11 of the UK\u2019s \u201cBig Brother\u201d house on July 30, 2010. Getty Images<\/p>\n Duncan during Season 11 of \u201cBig Brother\u201d in 2010. Shutterstock<\/p>\n The Prince and Princess of Wales on the Royal Dais at Datchet Road in Windsor, England, on July 8, 2025. Samir Hussein\/WireImage<\/p>\n The Prince and Princess of Wales\u2019 late college classmate appeared on other UK shows like\u00a0\u201cCome Dine With Me,\u201d \u201cLadette to Lady\u201d and\u00a0\u201cCelebrity Coach Tri,\u201d per People<\/a>.<\/p>\n Following the news of Duncan\u2019s shocking death, several of his former colleagues and co-stars took to social media to remember the socialite-turned-reality TV star.<\/p>\n \u201cMy dear, dear friend Benjamin (Ben) Duncan has left us,\u201d broadcaster Mike Hollingsworth wrote on Facebook<\/a> Monday. \u201cHe lived life as Peter Pan \u2013 the boy who never grew up.\u201d<\/p>\n Duncan shortly after getting evicted from the \u201cBig Brother\u201d house in 2010. Shutterstock<\/p>\n Duncan and Davina McCall during Season 11 of \u201cBig Brother.\u201d Shutterstock<\/p>\n McCall and Duncan shortly after his eviction from the \u201cBig Brother\u201d house in July 2010. Shutterstock<\/p>\n \u201cHe will be sorely missed by his many, many friends, who grew to love his charm, his wit, his infectious laugh and his innate sense of style,\u201d Hollingsworth added. \u201cThe world is a poorer place for his passing. RIP Benji.\u201d<\/p>\n Josie Gibson, who ultimately won Season 11 of \u201cBig Brother\u201d after Duncan was the sixth person eliminated, took to her Instagram Stories<\/a> to pay tribute to her late reality show co-star.<\/p>\n \u201cMy heart goes out to Ben and his Family,\u201d she wrote on Tuesday alongside a photo of Duncan. \u201cI love you Ben \u2026 one [of] the most unique, hilariously funny, dry-witted guys I know.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t