Radio DJs Prank Call Kate Middleton’s Hospital Nurse

Wed, December 5, 2012 6:36pm EDT by HL Intern 27 Comments

Radio Prank Call Kate Middleton Hospital

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Two radio DJ’s claiming to be Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles pranked called Kate’s hospital after she’d been admitted for acute morning sickness. Read on for all the details of this hoax!

DJ’s Mel Greig and Michael Christian from Sydney’s 2Day FM station successfully prank called Kate Middleton‘s hospital room on December 4. They were able to actually speak to her private nurse at King Edward VII Hospital and were given actual information on Kate’s condition, according to audio of the call posted online (which you can listen to yourself, at the bottom of this post).

Radio DJ Pretends To Be Queen Elizabeth II, Asks About Kate’s “Tummy Bug”

During the call, you can hear Mel posing as Queen Elizabeth II saying “Hello, I’m just looking after my granddaughter, Kate. I wanted to see how her little tummy bug is going.”

It’s unclear to exactly what the nurse told Mel, but she says the nurse “was giving us real information” that even left her in shock.

“We were very surprised that our call was put through,” Mel is quoted as saying. “We thought we’d be hung up on as soon as they heard our terrible accents.”

King Edward VII Hospital’s Response To Prank Call

On December 5, the hospital released a statement confirming the prank caller had been transferred Kate’s nurse on December 4 and a short conversation with the nurse took place.

A spokesperson added :”This was a foolish prank call that we all deplore. We take patient confidentiality extremely seriously and we are now reviewing our telephone protocols.”

Australian Radio Station Apologizes for Prank Call

The same day, the radio station also issued an apology on its Twitter feed, saying: “2Day FM sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the inquiry to Kate’s hospital, the radio segment was done with light-hearted intentions, we wish Kate and her family all the best and we’re glad to hear she’s doing well.”

No official comment on the incident has come from Prince William or Kate yet.

The Duchess of Cambridge is currently receiving treatment after being admitted December 3 with hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition involving nausea and vomiting which are more severe than regular morning sickness some women suffer during early pregnancy.

LISTEN: The Queen Elizabeth Prank Call

So HollywoodLifers, after listening to the DJs’ prank call to the hospital where Kate Middleton is currently staying, chime in: was this a funny prank?

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Nobody could have predicted such a tragedy.

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It’s all fun and games until someone takes their own life.

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I hope they are satisfied that they are directly responsible for that poor womans death.
What they did was VILE, they are totally to blame and should face manslaughter charges.

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the english hold the royals, who are of no use to society, and anyone remotely famous, in some sort of untouchable bubble, they are people like you and me. it was a joke, who cares? it shouldn’t have even made the news, the media are to blame for the nurses suicide, they report when someone famous farts

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Royal Prank Call Nurse ‘Commits Suicide’

The nurse caring for the Duchess of Cambridge took a call from two DJs pretending to be the Queen.

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Their call was a reflection of themselves, and their absence of moral integrity.
Their fame will last “two days”, their incapacity to have basic human respect for others, is probably there to stay, and this will be what they’ll be remember for.
What a contradiction and injustice, that with so many voiceless people in the world, that would have great things to say , the privilege of the microphone is put on the hands of the unintelligent that have nothing of significant value to say.

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I hope their shame lasts forever knowing their stupidity caused someone else to take their own life. How Tragic

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no, it was the stupid media who reported it. this shouldve never made the news, typical english trash reporters will report anything on anyone remotely famous. look at pippa middleton, who is she really? now shes got a book out, WHO THE HELL CARES???!!!

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IT WAS A JOKE!!!!! have a laugh

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prank calling is so childish, would everyone be laughing if she was in the hospital with a very serious illness and this happened- I think NOT!!! I’m so happy for Will and Kate and wish them all the best

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Only an immature child would think this is cool and funny. I don’t blame the Radio station but the nurse that actually gave out the information. She should have known better and should be fired. Ask yourself if you would want someone not related to you calling and getting information about you? And if Americans are upset its because we value privacy. Its obvious the Brits and Aussies do not.

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hilarious,
its a pity she wasn’t awke. Imagine if she came on the phone.

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Yes, it was a bloody good shew, pip, pip and all that rot. Gotta go, tight sedschule you know.

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I think the Americans are jealous because they didn’t think of it first ;-)
Go the Aussies, another win to the Aussies in the battle of UK vs Australia

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yeah, that’s it. we’re jealous. YAY! GO AUSSIE’S! ROFL.
Hope you all are proud of yourselves now. well done!

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Well, as long as they actually admited they had done it, if they had tried to be anonymous I would have been mad as hell because I want to feel safe my self when I am at a hospital. It is about security for the patients. They should have understood the queen would never ever call her self, or even call at all. She can get all information she want from William him self. I understand she is mad of course, she is worried right now as a normal grandmother and great grandmother she already is to 2 great grandkids but I hope when all this is over, hopefully till christmas, she will laugh about it her self together with the family.

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It’s bloody funny, love the corgis. Well done, no one was hurt. I’m sure Liz and Phil the Greek will be having a quiet chuckle over their rambunctious colonials. Britain (and its Dominions) has a wonderful and colourful tradition of lampooning the Royals – remember the Goodies, Spitting Image, Monty Python etc, don’t let the faceless, corporate driven, gormless and humourless media machine form your opinions.

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BLOODY HILARIOUS !

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Get over it you self-righteous hypocrites. Don’t even try to sit there behind your screens and act as if you’ve never pulled a prank that unwittingly gets taken further than you intended. It was a joke, as are the hospital staff, who appeared to show little respect for the privacy of their patients. if you’re going to get all up in arms about something, it should be that.

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