Businesswoman in her 30s plunges 80ft to her death from top City restaurant that appeared in the Queen's Bond-themed sequence for Olympics opening ceremony

Three people have plummeted from top of Sir Terence Conran's restaurant

Woman reportedly had a sip of wine and then toppled over edge

A businesswoman plummeted 80ft to her death from an exclusive open air restaurant on the roof of an office building in London last night.

The smartly dressed Asian woman fell eight storeys from the top of Sir Terence Conran's restaurant Coq D'Argent at 6.30pm, landing in front of hundreds of commuters outside Bank station.

Eyewitness said she took a sip of wine from her glass on the outdoor terrace in the City, before putting her handbag on the floor and then toppling over the edge of the restaurant .

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The woman plunged to her death after toppling over the side of the French restaurant and landing in front of shocked commuters

Passers-by and paramedics tried to revive her, but she was pronounced dead. The victim was described as smartly-dressed although she was wearing a jumper, trousers and trainers.

Police arrived and diners then had to leave the Coq d’Argent French restaurant.

A diner at the restaurant , which appeared in the James Bond-themed sequence for the Olympics opening ceremony that featured the Queen, told the Evening Standard that people had been chatting and eating when the woman toppled over the side.

He said: 'All of a sudden the restaurant went quiet and a staff member said we had to leave. It was extremely eerie.'

The restaurant was seen in the film as Her Majesty, alongside James Bond actor Daniel Craig, apparently flew over on her way to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, where she 'parachuted' in for the opening ceremony. Diners were seen waving to the helicopter.



It is the third death to have occurred at the restaurant, which stands at the top of a building used by the firm Aviva Investments.

The woman fell from the top of Sir Terence Conran's Coq d'Argent restaurant, after reportedly taking a sip of wine. The venue appeared in the James Bond-themed sequence for the Olympics opening ceremony that featured the Queen The restaurant appeared in the James Bond-themed sequence for the Olympics opening ceremony that featured the Queen (pictured here) City bankers waved to the helicopter carrying the Queen as it flew past The sequence was watched by hundreds of millions of people worldwide

Sir Terence Conran owns the popular restaurant which is in the heart of the City and where the woman suddenly plunged to her death

In May 2007, City employee Richard Ford, 33, died after he plunged from the terrace and landed on a bus.

In July 2009, stockbroker Anjool Malde, 24, leaped to his death from the venue holding a glass of champagne after being suspended from his job at Deutsche Bank.

One onlooker who works in the City posted a message on Twitter saying: 'My heart has never beat so deep and fast in all my life. People were crying their eyes out. She landed 20 metres in front of me.

'I just can’t believe how close I was to the whole thing, I don’t think this City life is for me. I mean how bad can things have been 4 her?

'Absolutely numb, just in shock. Can’t get the image out of my mind. I don’t want to end up like her. That city square mile sucks the life out of you.'

A City of London Police spokesman said: 'At approximately 18.30 a woman was seen to fall from a building in Poultry. She was pronounced dead at the scene.'

David Loewie, managing director of D&D London, which owns Coq d’Argent, said: 'It is a very sad case, but we cannot comment further as a police investigation is under way.'

Coq d’Argent serves classic French food at its rooftop restaurant which lies in formal gardens with panoramic views across the City.