Video: Hospital confirms death of nurse who took Duchess of Cambridge hoax call Jacintha has worked at the King Edward VII's Hospital for more than four years. She was an excellent nurse and well-respected and popular with all of her colleagues. We can confirm that Jacintha was recently the victim of a hoax call to the hospital. The hospital had been supporting her throughout this difficult time. Jacintha Saldanha was working on reception when she took the call at 5.30am on Tuesday morning from two presenters from the Sydney radio station 2Day FM, who pretended to be the Queen and the Prince of Wales. She put the call straight through to the Duchess's ward, where a nurse spent two minutes chatting about the Duchess's condition and treatment. For support that is confidential, call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch.