The private London hospital where Kate is being treated for acute morning sickness has said it will review its telephone protocols after two Australian radio presenters were given updates about her condition by pretending to be the Queen and the Princes of Wales in an amateurish prank call.
Mel Greig and Michael Christian, who present the Summer 30 show from Australian 2Day FM, were put through to Kate’s duty nurse within seconds of phoning King Edward VII Hospital asking to ‘speak to Kate’, despite their obviously fake accents.‘She’s sleeping at the moment and she has had an uneventful night and sleep is good for her. She’s been given some fluids to rehydrate her because she was quite dehydrated when she came in but she’s stable at the moment,’ the duty nurse said.‘She hasn’t had any retching with me since I’ve been on duty and she has been sleeping on and off.’The presenters later expressed surprise they had been able to speak to Kate’s nurse, with at one point a producer imitating corgis yapping in the background during the call.
‘We’re very sorry if we’ve caused any issues and we’re glad to hear that Kate is doing well,’ they said in a statement.
They were also told the Duke of Cambridge had left the hospital around 9pm having been by his wife’s side after she was admitted with hyperemesis gravidarum on Monday.
John Lofthouse, chief executive at King Edward VII Hospital said: ‘this was a foolish prank call that we all deplore. We take patient confidentiality extremely seriously and we are now reviewing our telephone protocols.’St James’s Palace said they would not comment on the incident.
In a statement yesterday the palace said Kate’s condition was improving.‘The Duchess of Cambridge is continuing to feel better,’ the palace said. ‘She and the Duke are immensely grateful for the good wishes they have received.‘She will remain in hospital at present and will continue to be treated for hyperemesis gravidarum.’
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