Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has died at the age of 45

LONDON – Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has died at the age of 45, according to The Sun.

The former “It girl” passed away at her London home on Wednesday.

She had been battling a brain tumour since last January and had been receiving treatment for a growth in her pituitary gland.

In November, she 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.'”

Palmer-Tomkinson was one of the original 1990s IT girls in Britain. She was often seen mixing with celebrities and royalty, and is the god daughter of Prince Charles.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall released a statement saying they were “deeply saddened” following the death of their close friend Tara Palmer-Tomkinson.

Her role as a professional socialite was covered in the tabloid press and helped spawn the birth of celebrity gossip magazines such as Heat.

Over the last two decades Palmer-Tomkinson has transformed herself from a socialite to a TV presenter and reality show contestant.

She appeared on “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” in 2002, and featured in episodes of “Blind Date,” “Top Gear,” and “Would I Lie To You?”

She battled drug problems in the past, and even underwent septum reconstruction surgery in 2006 due to her cocaine addiction, which reportedly cost £400 per day.

However, in an interview with BT last summer she said she had regrets about her past.

“I definitely have regrets,” she said. “I wish I had never touched half the stuff…But in the same way, I’m not going to sit there and feel ashamed for what I did, because I had had a life.”

“I might be 44, but I was at so many different parties in so many different countries, I haven’t slept for 20 years!”

“Police were called by London Ambulance Service at approximately 13:40hrs on Wednesday, 8 February to an address in Bramham Gardens, SW5,” a police spokesman said.

“A woman, aged in her 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin have been informed. The death is being treated as unexplained. At this early stage, police are not treating the death as suspicious.

“Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing. The Coroner has been informed.”