Tara Palmer-Tomkinson died aged 45

The former “It Girl”, who appeared on the show I Am A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, recently revealed she was battling a brain tumour. She went through a series of tests after she complained of feeling run down the previous summer. Doctors then confirmed that they discovered a non-malignant growth in her pituitary gland.

In November 2016, Palmer-Tomkinson said: “I went to the doctors to talk about my latest blood test results when I got back from skiing in January.”

“I said, 'What does this mean? Can you translate it?’ And the doctor said, 'As I suspected, you have a brain tumour.'”

"I got terribly frightened. I started thinking, 'I'm going to die, I'm going to die.

A police spokesman says that officers were called by the ambulance service at 1:40pm to an address in London and discovered the body of a woman in her 40s. Police say the death is being treated as "unexplained", but not suspicious.

The former I Am A Celebrity… contestant, who was born on December 23, 1971, was the daughter of the former Olympic skier Charles Palmer-Tomkinson and his wife Patricia, who are friends of Prince Charles. Palmer-Tomkinson was god daughter to Prince Charles and enjoyed a close relationship with the Royal Family.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall said they are “deeply saddened and our thoughts are so much with the family”.

The TV personality led a colourful life. She appeared, as a contestant in the TV reality show I Am A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here as well as in several other TV shows including Blind Date and A Place In The Sun.

Palmer-Tomkinson was known from her appearances in the pages of various society and celebrity magazines, after being a regular part of the London party scene.

She also made headlines with her well documented battle with drugs in the past. She was first treated for a cocaine addiction in 1999 and spoke about her fight against the addiction openly to discourage other drug users.