Nurse Who Fell For Royal Radio Prank Found Dead

: For those who haven't been following this story closely: Early Wednesday morning, 2Day FM hosts Mel Greig and Michael Christian called the private hospital where the duchess was being treated, pretending to be Prince Charles and the Queen. Jacintha Saldanha, a duty nurse, answered the call because there was no receptionist around, and connected the pair with one of Kate's bedside nurses who then went on to talk about the duchess's condition and care. The radio hosts played their conversation on air and, given the topic, the prank quickly went viral. 

The Australian radio station apologized for the prank earlier this week, with the hosts describing the phone call at the time as a light-hearted gag they didn't think would actually work, and saying they were "sorry if we've caused any issues." It's worth pointing out, however, that this isn't the first time that 2Day FM has run into trouble with a prank. The station was slapped with a five-year license probation back in 2009 for violating Australian regulations after a gag involving a lie detector went horribly wrong, ending with a 14-year-old girl disclosing on air that she had been the victim of rape.



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