yes i hope the gruesome twosome ar happy now, they will have to live with this for the rest ov ther lives..........enjoy

The djs should be brought up on charges. Identity theft at the least, invasion of privacy, inciting violence. you name it.

This is just awful. What a spot to be in. The callers claimed to be the the Queen and the Prince, what do you do? Tell them, "Soorrryyy, can't tell you anything" ?? She had to make a quick decision. Poor thing. Think about this, what would u have done?

Practical jokes (radio pranks are part of that classification) are a form of bullying. Everyone's medical status is their own business unless the patient chooses to make it public. This "joke" set off a chain of events at this woman's place of employment, her neighborhood, and her home that she was unable to bear. Being in the medical profession is stressful enough knowing that any mistake you make in the execution of your duties can result in someone elses injury or death. Then you have these two bafoons knowingly endangering someones livlihood for a few laughs? Unacceptable.

Tragic about the ladys death but not the fault of the DJs.

Screw the Royals

If the station were really serious about this, they would have been suspended after the phone call, not after the suicide. Now it's just reactionary.

What people need to understand is that what now passes for "news" has decades ago become part of the entertainment industry. Does not matterwhether it's presented by conservative Fox or the "mainstream", allegedly "liberal", media, or anything in between. The goal is sensationalism. These two clowns are hardly different from Assange or Rupert Murdoch, preying upon the gullible and the stupid, in an effort to create a "gotcha" moment to increase their ratings and "entertainment" value.

Really??Suicide over a prank is a bit much.That Saldanha chick had some serious problems if she makes a mistake and is so mortified by it she takes her life.

Every time I see or hear of the Royal couple and their big news of their bundle of joy ,it will now have a cloud over it. Maybe they should give the world a break and stay out of the lime light for maybe...I don't know.....forever.

Their intent, or hope was to make fun of, humiliate, or embarrass an unsuspecting, hardworking hospital employee(as opposed to a couple of bullies screwing around), knowing full well that if they were successful, someone would likely face the consequences of their so-called joke. They deserve whatever ill winds blow their way.

Whether this poor woman's death was accidental, natural and self-inflicted doesn't excuse the stupidity of the radio hosts. They were wasting the time of the professional staff at the hospital and had they actually been put through to the Duchess they would have been disturbing her and violating her privacy. The information they obtained was not theirs to obtain or to distribute and their act was childish and only served to feed into the media hysteria that cheapens human life and dignity in our soceity.

Two thoughts. First, it's about time these clowns learn there are consequences to pulling this idiocy. Whether this poor woman was unstable or not is irrelevant. If she committed suicide over the guilt and embarrassment she felt over the incident, that's on these two morons. Second, just because something is stupid doesn't automatically make it funny.

I work in healthcare and one thing is impressed on us - never give out information. I'm sure the nurse realized her mistake and was in a panic. The results will show what she died from - however, it is a tragedy no matter what the cause. Good example of "think" before you act.

It was a darn joke, and maybe a bad one. But one has to admit that the British take their Queen and the Royals very seriously, almost borderline ridiculous in my opinion.

She should have done some talk shows.Had fun with this and made some money.

This debate is silly. The DJs made a simple call, the intent of which was quite harmless. Without the death of the nurse, we'd still all be chuckling over the humorous incident. If the death of the nurse was in any way related to the call, then I believe the fault is with the mentality of the "Royals Culture" in the UK, not with some innocent prank by some Aussies on the other side of the world.

Okay... as a former broadcasting professional,.. I have witnessed alot of these so called "pranks" to get ratings. There are tons of shock jocks out there who attempt to raise listenership to pump up ratings, and drive up the advertising rates!!! This ticks me of so bad, I can't even describe how angry it makes me.

These jerks (Barbie and Ken) should be yanked out of the business, and NEVER work in it AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The fact is I see tooooo many journalists, and radio broadcasters on witch hunts, fabricating facts, and deliverately tantalizing our need to hate someone. The fact of the matter is these idiots have a target audience that loves their antics, and radio management sees nothing wrong with it. Had this woman not killed herself, they would be doing business as usual. The management at these stations should be yanked as well!!

"This is a tragic event, and one that we could never have foreseen," he said. But in reality, there WAS a way to foresee the tragedy. It's called empathy, and thinking about the consequences before you do something. When anyone uses other people for the amusement of others, it can cause harm. The real tragedy will be if those responsible for airing these announcers fail to learn from this. I really fail to see the difference between fooling this poor woman for personal gain and the kind of bullying that goes on with children (cyber or otherwise) that leads to so many suicides and depression. Equally, the listeners that think it's OK to laugh at people that get taken advantage of should think, too, and not reward the jockeys or the radio station for doing this. Just sayin,.

This radio station -- 2Day -- is considered a "SHOCK" station in Australia -- calling women in public office "fat slag" and "piece of @!$%#" on air. This time the station went too far in their tasteless and cruel tactics. I hope the family of that poor woman sue the station and shut it down. People lacking in compassion and integrity would pull a juvenile prank like that, and careless, opportunistic people would air the recording. Private citizens are not accustomed to being thrown, against their agreement, into the international spotlight. Airing that recorded call -- and whether that was legal remains to be known -- was the equivalent of bullying the two nurses involved. Impersonating the Queen of England? The Prince? To get access to private, medical information? What about this entire thing is funny and legal? And so, the DJ's are pulled off the air for a few days, the station says it's confident it committed no illegal acts. Well - what about morality. What kind of people do something like this. Please, Australia -- shut down a station that thinks bullying can be wiped away with an apology -- after they've aired the bullying. IF they were sorry -- why did they air it in the first place? Shameful. Disgraceful. Disgusting. I hope that family sues 2Day into bankruptcy.

If she committed suicide, then it would seem her reaction was an extreme over reaction to a prank, or as some suggested she had other problems and this was a "last straw".

While this article does not mention whether it was or wasn't a suicide, a number of other accounts, have said that it is a "likely" suicide.

I mean seriously, someone embarasses you, and you commit suicide ?

It couldn't have been foreseen, its not like driving drunk on the freeway, or shooting a gun into a crowd.

Yes it is childish stunt, that is done on a lot of radio stations, but to prosecute the DJ's for her death, is more than going too far.

I mean all they did was get through to Kate's ward, and ask about her condition, pretending to be a relative. Even Prince Charles got a bit of a laugh out of it.

The DJ's are done. Once advertisers start cancelling ads, the station is going to feed these two to the lions so fast that even the Romans will be impressed.

they should both be required to go to the funeral, to see what their radio comments can emotionally do too people

it is the insanity of what radio jocks think they can get away with, now pay the price

This IS a very sad set of circumstances...but come on....it was intended as a harmless prank that all radio stations do around the world. It's nothing new and the DJ's are being blamed (and will probably lose their jobs) for this women's death??? I'm sorry, but there was much more going on in this women's life besides being the victim of a prank that caused this to happen. Everyone is in an uproar because it's in the world news and the Royal Family was involved....we need to "lighten up" and look at the REAL reason why this happened...because it certainly wasn't because of a phone pranke...regardless who was involved.

People should be aware of the unintended consequences of their actions. Collateral damage means so much more to those who are damaged by an action. People bear full responsibility for their own actions as well as some responsibilty for the unintended consequences. So often, we've all heard someone say, "I was only joking," but always after the damage has already been done.

From some posts I read... You people are taking this too seriious just as they did. What are we like the British that have toothpicks up our a*s*s?. This was a prank call intended to hurt no one. All they did was ask questions on her health. Was this a bomb threat call or a threat to her life. What was the BIG deal? It is tragic the nurse did what she did but for what? What, she is marked for life? And the media is making it seem like these Disc Jocks are all to blame. Sometimes I catch "Carmen" on B96 prank calling. This is the Chicago radion station supporting her pranks and they are incredibly funny. Should we stop all jokes in life? Should we have a toothpick up our ass and be serious all the time?