No charges for DJs in Kate Middleton hoax

LONDON -- British prosecutors said yesterday they will not press charges against two Australian DJs over the royal hoax call that preceded a nurse's suicide.

The DJs impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and her son, Prince Charles, as they phoned London's King Edward VII hospital in December to ask about the condition of the Duchess of Cambridge, formerly Kate Middleton, who had been hospitalized with acute morning sickness from her pregnancy.

Nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who put the call through to a colleague who in turn described the details of Kate's condition, was found hanging in her room three days after the prank was broadcast across the world.

Prosecutors said there was no evidence to support a charge of manslaughter, and despite "some evidence" to warrant further investigation, any potential prosecution would not be in the public interest.

The Crown Prosecution Service said that decision was made, in part, because "however misguided, the telephone call was intended as a harmless prank." DJs Michael Christian and Mel Greig apologized after Saldanha's death in emotional interviews on Australian TV. -- AP