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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Namita Singh

Former Australian DJ admits battling ‘suicidal thoughts’ after tragic 2012 royal prank scandal

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A former Australian DJ at the centre of a 2012 royal prank call scandal said she spent years battling against “suicidal thoughts” after a British nurse died by suicide following her prank call.

Mel Greig and her radio co-host, Michael Christian, had prank-called the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge had been admitted with acute morning sickness during her first pregnancy with Prince George in 2012.

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