Man found on fire outside Kensington Palace dies

Police were then called to an area near the locked parks of Kensington Palace at 3.06am following reports of a man behaving suspiciously.

Police said a central London hospital called them shortly after midnight (7 p.m. ET Monday) when a man in their care failed to return to the facility.

London Ambulance service pronounced the man dead at 03:42. Officers attended and found a man ablaze… Paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene at Kensington Palace after 3am on Tuesday morning, but the man was pronounced dead on the scene.

A rep for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge told the outlet that neither Prince William nor Kate Middleton were at the home at the time. He not yet been publicly identified and his family are now being informed. Formal identification awaits. Police are in the process of informing next of kin.

“At this early stage, no other persons are believed to be involved”.

Police say they are not treating the incident as terrorist-related.

He added: “Enquiries are ongoing”.

A Scotland Yard spokesperson confirmed that the Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed about the death “as a matter of course”.

Two fire extinguishers could be seen next to a police tent set up at the scene of the incident near the large windows of the palace’s Orangery.