A couple of radio shock jocks have expressed remorse at the death of a nurse who put their prank call through to Duchess of Cambridge after she was admitted with morning sickness, due to her pregnancy.
The radio station in Australia aired it, and the nurse who put the call through, believing she was talking to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, killed herself three days later after the story broke.
This is so tragic that it almost defies belief.
I think there’s lots of blame to be spread around.
First, the DJs for pranking the hospital. Then, the radio station for airing the taped audio. And the hospital, for not having some kind of protocol for filtering out calls like this, and the media for throwing such a HUGE spotlight on the Royal Family.
I’ve had family members in intensive care before, and before I could talk to my family member on the phone, I had to provide a verbal password to the nurse before my call was put through to the room. This was done in accordance with the wishes of our family member, and set up by our family and the hospital. That’s a common practice at hospitals, nursing homes and medical care facilities where I live.
Why in heaven’s name didn’t this hospital have a similar protocol in place to block unwanted calls getting through to the Prince and Princess? The media coverage of the Duke and Duchess has been just as intense as the media coverage of Princess Diana was before the paparazzi hounded Diana to her death.
The radio station itself should also have its feet held to the fire. They shouldn’t have aired this crap. They had the audio recorded, and it wasn’t a live show. Why did they air it?
Finally, the media. They need to give the Royal Family a wide berth. They Royals are human beings who make human mistakes, just like everybody else. Most people don’t have a microscope trained on their every move and every word that they either make or utter. WHO CARES!!
Sad.
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