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Originally Posted by OldDave

OK, so if the old radio guy can chip in. Radio has a history of being one of the most important inventions in the world. It brought national instant information to us for the first time. I'm not quite old enough to remember all the war correspondents in London, but I know many of you are and I've heard the reports. I was always very proud of my industry.

Now keep in mind I worked most of my career in public radio with the typical classical music, news, etc. format. It was many, many years ago I was a disc jockey on a commercial station. Nonetheless, I have been truly saddened by where much of commercial radio has gone in the past 20 years. Shock jocks who exist simply for that purpose; to do things so outrageous to shock you, and of course to get you to tune in.

Naturally I know nothing about this Aussie station, but it sounds like the normal morning zoo show doing stupid things to be funny. I guess the call to the Princess is less funny to me since we've gone through 5 miscarriages. Those tend to happen right at the 3 month mark, where she was. I know they said it was extreme morning sickness, and perhaps it was, but I think of more serious issues. It is bad enough to have your new marriage and first pregnancy watched by the world under a microscope, but to have these idiots make that kind of call is truly sad.

I am surprised they were able to get through. Surely the hospital is used to stepped up security when a royal or other VIP in in the house. But regardless this poor, well meaning lady let them through. It is hard to image she would have taken her own life just over this; she must have had some other issues bothering her. But anyway you look at it, this pulled the trigger. I'm guessing she was getting a lot of pressure and feeling very guilty.

I agree with you all, it is a terrible tragedy and just horribly sad.

The nurse who transferred the call is the woman who took her life. From the news articles, it sounds like her co-workers and others held her in great esteem. The loss in her eyes of this respect must have been a real blow. She must have broke from the embarassment when it was put on an international stage. I agree that she must have had other issues in her life though to do such an extreme thing as to take her own life.

It is a very sad and tragic turn on events.