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Radio Hosts ‘Gutted,’ ‘Heartbroken’

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In first interview since nurse’s death.

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The two Australian DJs whose bad imitation of the queen led to the world’s most disastrous prank call said they were “gutted, shattered, and heartbroken” in their first interview since. Jacintha Saldanha, a London nurse, was found dead shortly after the two pranksters phoned in to her hospital and fooled her into thinking they were the queen. “If we played any involvement in her death, then we’re very sorry,” said presenter Mel Grieg, 30. “We couldn’t foresee what was going to happen.”

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