Jacintha Saldanha (pictured above left) is the 46 year old nurse who killed herself after being duped by a hoaxer pretending to be the Queen. Three days before her death, Mrs Saldanha was manning the hospital switchboard where Kate Middleton was taken to for acute morning sickness when she took a call from two Australian radio presenters – Mel Greig and Michael Christian – (pictured above right) impersonating the Queen and Prince Charles. They were transferred to the Duchess’s ward and broadcast confidential information given to them by a second nurse. Although she wasn’t blamed in any way for what happened, friends said Mrs Saldanha ‘took it very badly’ when prank was broadcast.
She was found dead on Friday morning in the nurses’ accommodation at the hospital.
She was found dead on Friday morning in the nurses’ accommodation at the hospital.
8 comments:
I don't believe she killed herself. The Royals know what happened to her just like they killed Diana. Obviously, this Saldanha lady didn't remember that it is illegal to release such personal information over the phone in the UK, so the Royals must have felt she would gladly tell others about their personal issues without hesitation. This is my take on the whole issue. Yes, she would have been punished for what she did, but she it wouldn't have been too serious, so there was no real reason to kill herself
Wrong move!! But seriously, killing yourself doesn't and can never solve the problem or change things or make things right.
die dey hungry am before. No one is to blame. Those prankers are innocent, its not like she lust her job selfish woman. she doesnt care about her kids.
If such a prank was played on me, I wudda still bn laffing till now!
Cmon it wasn't dat serious!
Besides she wud hav bn a Big Celeb now appearing on talk shows and making good money cos d British ppl wud turn anythn 2 celeb!
She prob tot she betrayed d Royal fam in her mind!
Ppl need 2 relax more!
Life aint dat serious!
R.I.P lady! 1 way ticket 2 hell! Ciao
Billie jean
We on the outside see it as not a big deal as it was a prank.. A lot of the times an already fragile mind can be tipped over the edge by the slightest push. Her humiliation was global .. And she probably could not live it down. Suicide is not a decision that is contemplated lightly, and when it's carried out the heartbreak left behind is indescribable. But the people that kill themselves always think it is the " only way out " of their pain.
Its hard to explain this, but in the UK the media take issues about the Royal family very seriously. Poor Jacintha had no hope the moment that hoax call was made public. Most likely she would have been subjected to an NHS probe, and the media would have hounded her for making what many now call an honest mistake.
The fact she's also an immigrant wouldn't have helped much as well. Brits are now becoming more and more ethnically and racially conscious. The hospital should have done more to protect her identity when this hoax call was made public, but they didn't. Poor lady must have become overwhelmed by everything and felt the only way out was to end her life. I hope her family gain the fortitude to bear her loss, and that such issues never happen again
It certainly is a puzzle. Nobody knows why Jacintha Saldhana committed suicide, yet within hours of discovering her body and before any investigation at all - even before anyone knew for sure that it was indeed a suicide - the media was broadcasting Jacintha'a death as if it was a fact that it was as a direct and unquestionable consequence of the hoax call.
Jacintha merely transferred the call, she did not divulge any confidential information, her name wasn't revealed by the media and her family have said that she made no mention of the call.
The hospital have stated they did not impose any disciplinary action - although there's no reason why they should as Jacintha only transferred the call. I'm sure there would have been a huge row behind the scenes though, as this made headline news worldwide and it is very probable that the hospital authorities was subject to a dressing down from the palace. The nurses in turn, may have been subject to a dressing down from the hospital authorities and/or an angry reaction from colleagues - I doubt we'll ever find out as no one in the know is likely to admit the truth and the blame will conveniently continue to be laid firmly at the feet of the DJs.
The question is why are the UK public so sickeningly deferential to their royal family? The UK has an unhealthy and fanatical obsession with this billionaire tax-payer funded family who are in reality nothing more than strangers who wouldn’t give the public the time of day unless it was for a photo opportunity and from behind a steel barrier.
Unfortunately, regardless of the truth, this tragedy will be used by those with an agenda, to further muzzle the UK media.
RIP Jacintha Saldhana
King Edward V11 Hospital is a private hospital not NHS - so there will be no NHS probe.
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