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December 10, 2012 Royal News
2DayFM DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian have come forward to talk about the tragic consequences following their royal hoax.

Last week, the DJs called the London hospital where a pregnant Kate Middleton was convalescing from acute morning sickness and posed as the Queen and Prince Charles.

Jacintha Saldanha, a 46-year-old mother of two, was the nurse who put the call through to Kate's nurse. It is suspected Saldanha committed suicide on Friday, with her body found near King Edward VII Hospital.

Speaking on an Australia Seven Network show, Greig and Christian were visibly shaken by the events.

December 08, 2012 Royal News

Although DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian have gone off the air after news that nurse who took their prank call at Kate Middleton's hospital had died in a suspected suicide, the radio station is not firing them.

Radio Station Stands by Royal Prank Callers After Tragic Suicide
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According to the Daily Mail, Rhys Holleran, the chief executive of Southern Cross Austereo, which owns the station, said that Greig and Christian were “completely shattered” by the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha in the wake of the prank.
December 07, 2012 Royal News

A nurse who handled an Australian radio station's prank call regarding Kate Middleton’s pregnancy has died of a suspected suicide, according to reports.


Nurse Who Took Prank Call for Kate Middleton Found Dead
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Jacintha Saldanha was found unconscious near King Edward VII Hospital just before 9:30 AM, but paramedics were unable to revive her, according to Scotland Yard. She was first thought to be a receptionist, but new reports indicate she was a nurse working the switchboard.
December 06, 2012 Royal News

Kate Middleton isn’t the only royal targeted by prank callers. Back in 1995, the Queen received a call from DJ Pierre Brassard pretending to be Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
 

Royal Hoax Remembered: The Queen Gets a Prank Call
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According to the BBC, the Canadian trickster had her Royal Highness chatting on air for about 15 minutes and even convinced her to try to “influence Quebec’s referendum on proposals to break away from Canada.”
December 06, 2012 Royal News

A throng of reporters and photographers greeted Kate Middleton and Prince William as they left King Edward VII Hospital in London on Thursday morning. The pregnant duchess, who was being treated for acute morning sickness, smiled and waved at the crowd as she clutched a small bouquet of yellow flowers.

Pregnant Kate Middleton Released from Hospital
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Middleton, 30, had been in the hospital since Monday after a bout with hyperemesis gravidarum. According to Nick Loughran, Assistant Press Secretary to the royal couple, Kate “will now head to Kensington Palace for a period of rest. Their Royal Highnesses would like to thank the staff at the hospital for the care and treatment The Duchess has received."
December 05, 2012 Royal News

Prince William and Kate Middleton wanted to wait until Christmas before announcing her pregnancy, but Kate’s acute morning sickness made that impossible.

How the Queen Heard About Kate’s Baby News
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Palace sources told People.com that William informed the Queen, his father, Prince Charles, and his brother, Prince Harry, before his wife was hospitalized Monday. Many of their friends, however, heard the news like the rest of us, when it went public.
December 05, 2012 Royal News

The London hospital where a newly pregnant Kate Middleton is convalescing was duped by two Australian radio hosts into releasing personal information about the Duchess of Cambridge.

Royal Hoax! Hospital Releases Kate’s Information to Prank Callers
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According to the Daily Mail, 2Day FM DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian pretended to be the Queen and Prince Charles to obtain medical information about Kate, who is suffering from acute morning sickness.
December 04, 2012 Royal News

Rumors are swirling about Prince William and Kate Middleton's baby. Who will be godparents? Will they name the child Diana? Was the Queen upset that the Middletons found out the news first? All this amid news that the Duchess could be expecting twins!

Kate Middleton Pregnancy News: Godparents, Baby Names and More
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Majesty’s Managing Editor, Joe Little, is betting the siblings will be chosen as the baby’s godparents. He told the Daily Mail, “I rather think they won't have quite so many [godparents as William had] -- perhaps four. Harry would take care of the royal connection and Pippa would take care of the Middleton side.”