The death of a nurse who took a hoax call about the Duchess of Cambridge was a "tragedy", the Australian radio station which broadcast it has said.

Rhys Holleran, chief executive of the company that owns Sydney radio station 2Day FM, said DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian were "completely shattered" by the death of Jacintha Saldanha, 46.

The pair posed as the Queen and Prince Charles in a call on Tuesday morning.

Scotland Yard have now released an image of Mrs Saldanha.

It is thought she killed herself. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a post-mortem examination would not take place until next week.

post-mortem:死后的

post-mortem examination:尸检

The station has suspended adverts, and the show has been taken off-air.

off-air:收播,停录

Speaking at a press conference in Melbourne, Mr Holleran, chief executive of Southern Cross Austereo, said he did not think any laws had been broken.

This was in contrast to a statement on Tuesday by hospital chief executive John Lofthouse, who said he had "received advice that what the Australian broadcasters did may well have broken the law".

The two DJs telephoned the hospital early on Tuesday morning, and recorded the call. It was then assessed by the station's lawyers before being broadcast on 2Day FM.

Mrs Saldanha, a duty nurse, answered the phone because it was 05:30 GMT and there was no receptionist on duty.

GMT:格林威治标准时间(Greenwich Mean Time)

She put the pair through to the duchess's nurse, who unwittingly revealed details of the pregnant duchess's medical condition.

The duchess had been admitted on Monday for acute morning sickness, and was discharged on Thursday.

Duchess:公爵夫人

皇室爵位称谓:公爵(夫人):duke(duchess);侯爵(夫人):marquis(marquise);伯爵(夫人):earl(countess);子爵(夫人):viscount(viscountess);男爵(夫人):baron(baroness)

Mr Holleran told journalists that Mel Greig and Michael Christian's show would not be returning until further notice.

He said: "This is a tragic event that could not have been reasonably foreseen and we are deeply saddened by it."

But he added: "I think that prank calls as a craft in radio had been going on for decades. They are done worldwide and no-one could reasonably have foreseen what happened."

The network later suspended all advertising on 2Day FM until Monday.

【新闻快讯】英国媒体9日报道,英国王妃凯特就诊医院的一名护士在接听来自澳大利亚某广播DJ的“冒名电话”后疑似蒙羞自杀身亡,英国警方就此已经正式联络澳大利亚警方。据报道,这位护士是现年46岁的杰西塔-萨尔达尼亚(Jacintha Saldanha),她在伦敦市中心的国王爱德华七世医院 (King Ediward VII)工作,7日被发现死亡。

在此之前,澳大利亚的一家广播两名主持人冒充英国女王和查尔斯王储打电话给该家医院,让值班护士萨尔达尼亚把电话转接给负责照顾凯特的护士,从而套出凯特当时的健康状况。据称萨尔达尼亚护士死于自杀,法医下周将开始调查。目前,澳大利亚这家广播已经责令这两名主持人无限期停职。

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