The Australian radio show behind the prank call to the duchess of Cambridge’s hospital last December has been replaced on air by its Sydney-based broadcaster, 2Day FM. A new programme, hosted by a different DJ, will fill its nightly slot.
The Hot 30 programme, hosted by DJs Michael Christian and Mel Grieg, was taken off air following the death of the nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who had forwarded the pair’s prank call to the duchess’s room at the King Edward VII hospital in central London last month. Three days later Ms Saldanha (46) was found hanged in her apartment.
During the call, in which the DJs pretended to be the queen and Prince Charles, the nurse caring for Kate Middleton revealed personal information about the duchess’s condition relating to a severe form of morning sickness.
The prank call sparked international outrage against the radio station, which had not gained consent from the nurses involved for their voices to be broadcast.
– (Guardian service)