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In reply to the discussion: ... So somebody is going to prison for causing this lady's death, yes? [View all]fedsron2us
(2,863 posts)and all the press are to blame not just the two Australian fuck wits who did not realise what impact their prank would have on the professional and personal reputations of the people they had duped for a 'larf'. All of them, including the Oz radio station, have just been using the fact Kate is up the duff to knock out loads of cheap copy using the hoary old excuse that they are meeting the public appetite for such stories . If comments on the BBC boards is anything to go by the public were bored to tears with the whole thing before this tragedy happened. Moreover. it is the British press and not the Australians responsible for what ultimately was a pretty trivial stupid joke who blew up the whole event into some sort of massive breach of security and started lambasting the hospital for its failure to protect the royals medical confidentiality. It was almost certainly the impact of this media hysteria and the reaction to it of her employers which drove the poor women over the edge. One only needs to see what was printed in the Daily Mail on 5th December to see the sort of stuff is being produced by the press
"The Mail understands that William and Kate's private staff are furious and have expressed 'deep concern' that the Duchess's privacy could be compromised in this way." And, 'If an employer has serious concerns that a nurse or midwife has breached their code of conduct and it cannot be dealt with at a local level then a referral should be made to the NMC. As reported, "Dixxie Arbiter, the Queen's former Press Secretary who worked at Buckingham Palace for 12 years, told MailOnline: 'This is a shocking breach of security. The Royal Family have been clients of the King Edward VII Hospital for many, many years and it simply beggars belief that a member of the public could call up and obtain details of the Duchess's medical condition in this way. The hospital will be livid at what has happened and I am sure the palace will be demanding answers. There will be fireworks over this, for sure."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243315/Kate-Middleton-pregnant-Security-scare-Australian-radio-DJs-dupe-nurse-giving-medical-details.html
Looking at this article, I do wonder how much this poor woman was truly being "supported in this difficult time" by her employers and what part palace officials leaking the royal displeasure to the press played in turning a minor incident into a human tragedy. To my mind both have questions to answer particularly as it appears no sensitive medical information was revealed.