#Steve penk calls plus#

There was no malice involved in this Wind Up, it was harmless fun, even the impressions of The Queen and Prince Charles were like something out of a Carry On film, they were ridiculous, caricature, jokey impressions. Nobody could ever have predicted what happened next when 2 days after the call was broadcast in Australia, Jacintha was found dead in her nurses quarters at the hospital, she had died of an apparent suicide by hanging.Д®veryone was very quick to push ALL the blame of this tragedy solely onto the radio station and the DJs, but I have a problem with this. At this point no real harm had been done. Not for one minute when they placed the call did Mel and Mike think anyone in London would believe them, but astonishingly, and comically they did. The call was then transferred to the DuchessвЂ™ nurse who then spent a further 2 minutes talking to the DJs, who were pretending to be The Queen and Prince Charles.Д«oth impressions were terrible, but that was part of the fun and the charm of the Wind Up. On the morning the call was made to the hospital by the DJs, Jacintha Saldanha answered the phone, she spoke 4 words, when asked by Mel (who was pretending to be The Queen) could she speak to Kate her granddaughter, Jacintha simply replied вЂњOh yes, hold onвЂќ.

#Steve penk calls plus#

What everyone needs to remember, at the time of this call, this was a big news story, plus Kate was in for nothing major, she was in hospital suffering from вЂmorning sicknessвЂ™ something millions of pregnant women suffer with everyday and IвЂ™m not belittling it, IвЂ™m simply pointing out it was a trivial matter she was in hospital for, nothing life threatening for her or the baby, almost comical really, my wife simply ate extra strong mints to deal with her heartburn and morning sickness when pregnant with our children, but I suppose when youвЂ™re royalty, you simply check into a private hospital for a few days, because you donвЂ™t really live in the real world. This was the type of call made by Australian DJs Mel Greig and Mike Christian when they called King Edward VIIвЂ™s hospital in London, with a terrible impression of The Queen in an attempt to speak to Kate Middleton. The other type of Wind Up is the cold call, nobody knows youвЂ™re about to call, you donвЂ™t know the person you are calling, and you are literally flying by the seat of your pants.

This also serves to defuse the situation afterwards when you explain they were nominated for a wind up by their husband, wife, brother, sister or best friend, resulting in a nice warm friendly conclusion.