Episode 32-Season 1-Royal Prank Call Scandal: The Death of Nurse Jacintha Saldanha :Season 1-Episode 32

In December 2012, nurse Jacintha Saldanha at London’s King Edward VII Hospital answered a prank call from Australian radio hosts posing as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles. Believing the call was genuine, she transferred it to a colleague caring for Kate Middleton, who was then hospitalized during her pregnancy.The prank was broadcast worldwide. Three days later, Jacintha Saldanha was found dead in an apparent suicide.This episode examines:• The Royal prank call scandal• Media ethics and broadcaster accountability• Workplace pressure and public shaming• Criminal liability in prank-related tragedies• The legal fallout for the radio hosts and the hospitalWas this a harmless joke — or a preventable tragedy shaped by media culture and institutional pressure?Welcome to Kollectively Vigilant, where we learn the law through true crime.