Kate Middleton, Prince William college pal Ben…
Kate Middleton and Prince William’s college classmate has died at the age of 45.
Ben Duncan, a socialite and actuality star who attended the University of St. Andrews alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales, handed away after falling 100 toes from a London bar rooftop last week.
“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 Metropolitan Police told Daily Mail in a assertion Tuesday.
Ben Duncan in London, England, on Nov. 15, 2011. David Fisher/Shutterstock
Prince William and Kate Middleton attend a ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London, England, on Nov. 21, 2023. Samir Hussein/WireImage
“Despite the best efforts from the London Ambulance service, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene,” the MPD spokesperson added relating to Duncan’s “unexpected but non-suspicious” death at the seven-story Trafalgar St. James Hotel.
The Post has reached out to Kensington Palace for remark.
Duncan reportedly attended the well-known Scottish college at the same time as Prince William and Middleton, both 43, from 2001 to 2005.
The Prince and Princess of Wales during a ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London, England, on Nov. 21, 2023. Getty Images
Duncan during Season 11 of the UK’s model of the truth show “Big Brother” in 2010. Shutterstock
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
The future Prince and Princess of Wales first met at the University of St. Andrews as freshmen, and Duncan later opened up about the royal couple’s early relationship in a 2010 interview.
“Because we’d had Will and Kate in our midst, we had royal protection officers swarming the place,” he said 5 years after commencement, according to Daily Mail. “We 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.”
The late actuality star, meanwhile, was also there when Middleton first captured William’s consideration at the college’s storied campus fashion show.
Duncan during the Dancing with Heroes Ball at the Hotel InterContinental in London, England, on Nov. 25, 2023. Jack Dredd/Shutterstock
The Trafalgar St. James resort overlooks London’s Trafalgar Square. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Another view from the roof of the Trafalgar St. James Hotel, where Duncan reportedly fell to his death on Oct. 30, 2025. Instagram/@rooftopsw1
“It was the end of their first year. I was there, and in person, there were a lot of attractive girls,” Duncan recalled. “She was in a very daring dress, in a sheer stocking-like dress. He was sitting front row and his eyes were like stalks.”
“She brushed by him on the way to the catwalk and things were never the same again,” he added, “the whole history of the monarchy had been altered.”
After graduating from the University of St. Andrews, Duncan went on to star in Season 11 of the UK’s iteration of actuality show “Big Brother” in 2010. He was evicted from the home on day 52.
Duncan grew to become the sixth housemate eradicated from Season 11 of the UK’s “Big Brother” home on July 30, 2010. Getty Images
Duncan during Season 11 of “Big Brother” in 2010. Shutterstock
The Prince and Princess of Wales on the Royal Dais at Datchet Road in Windsor, England, on July 8, 2025. Samir Hussein/WireImage
The Prince and Princess of Wales’ late college classmate appeared on other UK reveals like “Come Dine With Me,” “Ladette to Lady” and “Celebrity Coach Tri,” per People.
Following the news of Duncan’s stunning death, a number of of his former colleagues and co-stars took to social media to bear in mind the socialite-turned-reality TV star.
“My dear, dear friend Benjamin (Ben) Duncan has left us,” broadcaster Mike Hollingsworth wrote on Facebook Monday. “He lived life as Peter Pan – the boy who never grew up.”
Duncan shortly after getting evicted from the “Big Brother” home in 2010. Shutterstock
Duncan and Davina McCall during Season 11 of “Big Brother.” Shutterstock
McCall and Duncan shortly after his eviction from the “Big Brother” home in July 2010. Shutterstock
“He 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,” Hollingsworth added. “The world is a poorer place for his passing. RIP Benji.”
Josie Gibson, who in the end gained Season 11 of “Big Brother” after Duncan was the sixth individual eradicated, took to her Instagram Stories to pay tribute to her late actuality show co-star.
“My heart goes out to Ben and his Family,” she wrote on Tuesday alongside a photograph of Duncan. “I love you Ben…one [of] the most unique, hilariously funny, dry-witted guys I know.”
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