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Anthony Bond
07:50 EST, 13 May 2012
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07:55 EST, 13 May 2012
Bizarre: Tara Palmer Tomkinson has revealed that she travels across west London’s rooftops when she wants to visit friends and neighbours
With her friendship to the Royal Family and a host of A-list celebrities, Tara Palmer Tomkinson is no stranger to the high life.
But this has now taken on a completely different meaning after the former television presenter and newspaper columnist revealed her extraordinary secret way of travelling across her London street.
The It girl, who has struggled with cocaine addiction in the past, says she is a regular traveller across the capital’s rooftops and finds it the best way to drop in on her friends.
Writing in The Sunday Times, she says: ‘I travel by rooftop in preference to the drab London pavement when I want to visit my neighbours.
‘I go by ladder, up and over the roof , then down through skylights.’
Her west London home is on the fourth floor, which gives her access to a flat-roof terrace.
She will not name the friends who she visits from the roof, just saying they are A-listers from pop and aristocratic circles.
She says there is now a ladder system in place which she describes as being very safe and cool.
She adds: ‘Just think of the thrill: the heart-in-mouth moments as you spring from terrace to terrace.’
And for somebody who is often in demand by paparazzi, the secret rooftop world gives her a unique sense of freedom, away from the camera lens of unwanted cameramen.
She also enjoys great views over the capital – with the Battersea power station, the Gherkin and even Big Ben all within view.
Miss Palmer-Tomkinson’s family is friends with Prince Charles and she has even been skiing with his sons, William and Harry.
She was recently seen holding hands with her former toyboy, millionaire Alex Spencer-Churchill, previously linked to Pippa Middleton.
The pair looked comfortable and relaxed in each others’ company as they strolled along the London street together, with Miss Palmer-Tomkinson grinning from ear-to-ear at her beau’s conversation.
It appears the couple have enjoyed something of a reunion, after ending their previous 2009 fling when the pressure of being in the public eye got a little too much for Spencer-Churchill.
Romance: Tara Palmer-Tomkinson seen with Pippa Middleton’s ex Alexander Spencer-Churchill
High life: Miss Palmer-Tomkinson says she enjoys great views over the capital from her London home – claiming she can see the Gherkin, pictured right, from her rooftop
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I bet the insurance companies will love her for these comments. how many cat burglars will relish this info.
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(Tara) Note to self: Must inform thieves on how to enter surrounding properties.
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Don’t fall Tara!!
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