The shock jocks behind the prank call are said to be “fragile” and undergoing intensive psychological counselling.

The Australian radio station embroiled in the royal baby hoax scandal has said it tried to make contact with the hospital again after recording the prank call.

Police in London have contacted their Australian counterparts about speaking with the two radio presenters who made a prank phone call that led to the death of a nurse.

The Australian media regulator has been inundated with complaints about the prank call made by two DJs from the radio station 2Day FM.

The chief executive of the company behind a prank call to the hospital caring for the pregnant Kate Middleton has stood by the two DJs who made the call.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been left “deeply saddened” after the 46-year-old nurse duped by hoax callers into revealing details about Kate’s health apparently took her own life.

A nurse who was found dead today after a hoax telephone call was made to the hospital treating Kate Middleton has been named as Jacintha Saldanha.