The son of billionaire steel company owner Lord Paul died after falling eight storeys from his penthouse home in Marylebone .

Angad Paul, CEO of the Caparo, fell onto the roof of a building where his body was seen by onlookers.

Firefighters were called to scene at Portland Place to get him down and the 45-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

Police last night said they were investigating the circumstances behind the fall, although there were no suspicious circumstances.

Tributes from across the world to Mr Paul include those who have known and worked with him on his ventures.

The news comes just two weeks after Caparao announced the are going into administration as steel prices plummet.

A Metropolitan police spokesman said: “Police were called at approximately 11:05hrs on Sunday November 8 to reports of a man fallen from height from a building in Portland Place, WC1.

“London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance both attended and the man, believed to be in his mid-40s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

“ London Fire Brigade have also been called to the scene to assist with the recovery of the body.

“The man’s next of kin has been informed, although we still await formal identification.

“Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident continue but it is being treated as non-suspicious at this stage.”

Lord Paul, Angad Paul and the Caparo Group

Mr Paul’s father Lord Paul is ranked the 47th richest person in Britain with an estimated wealth of £2.2billion.

After moving to Britain from India in 1966, he founded Caparo group which grew to employ 10 000 people, with a £1bn a year turnover.

Hit hard in recent months, 16 of the 20 businesses currently under its wing have been taken into administration.

Angad Paul was part of other ventures outside of the steel industry.

He was executive producer on Guy Ritchie gangster hit “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and teamed up with Stella McCartney’s husband Alasdhair Willis to launch posh furniture firm, Established & Sons.

He married media lawyer Michelle Bonn in 2005.