A
receptionist at the private hospital which treated the Duchess of Cambridge has
died in a suspected suicide – two days after being duped by an amateurish hoax
from an Australian radio station (above picture).
The
woman’s unconscious body was found at an address yards away from King Edward
VII Hospital, where she worked, just before 9.30am today.
The
emergency services were called and two ambulances were despatched to the
central London residence.
But paramedics were unable to revive her and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers
from Scotland Yard launched an investigation yesterday and are treating the
death as ‘unexplained’.
Last
night the exact cause of death remained unclear. However, one source indicated
that the woman appeared to have killed herself.
Two
days earlier the receptionist took a phone call from giggling DJs Mel Greig and
Michael Christian pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles.
Impersonating the Queen, Miss Greig said: ‘Oh, hello there. Could I please speak to Kate please, my granddaughter?’
Thinking
she was speaking to the Queen, the receptionist replied: ‘Oh yes, just hold on
ma’am’.
She
then put the presenters through to one of the nurses who was caring for the
Duchess.
The
nurse also believed she was speaking to the Queen and went on to make a number
of deeply personal observations about Kate’s health.
A
recording of the entire conversation was played on the Sydney-based radio
station 2Day.
A
Scotland Yard spokesman said yesterday: ‘Police were called at approximately
9.25am on Friday, December 7, to a report of a woman found unconscious an
address in Weymouth Street, W1.
‘London
Ambulance Service attended and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
'Inquiries
are continuing to establish the circumstances of the incident.
‘The
death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage’.
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