Mass for hoax call nurse
A mass is being held at Westminster Cathedral today for the nurse who was found dead after being duped by a prank call.
Royal baby nurse found hanging by colleagues
Jacintha Saldanha's colleagues discovered her hanged in her room in the King Edward VII's Hospital nursing quarters, her inquest has heard.
Royal hoax DJs' first interview: The full transcript
Read the full interview prank DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian gave to an Australian network following nurse Jacintha Saldanha's death.
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Mass for Jacintha Saldanha takes place
A mass is taking place to honour the life of nurse Jacintha Saldanha.
Saldanha, worked at the King Edward VII hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was treated for acute morning sickness.
Earlier in the week she had answered a prank call carried out by an Australian radio station.
A few days later, mother-of-two Jacintha Saldanha was found hanging in her nurses' quarters.
An inquest has been death opened and was adjourned.
Cathedral mass for hoax call nurse
A mass will be held at Westminster Cathedral today for the nurse who was found dead after being duped by a prank call from two Australian radio DJs.
Mother-of-two Jacintha Saldanha was found hanging in her nurses' quarters at King Edward VII's Hospital in Paddington by a colleague and a security guard last Friday.
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Hospital 'determined' to know 'full facts' of nurse's death
– Lord Glenarthur, Chairman of King Edward VII’s HospitalWe have been cooperating fully with the police and the Coroner’s investigation ever since Jacintha’s death on Friday of last week. We are determined to understand the full facts of what happened, and hope that everyone will join with us in assisting the Coroner as the best way to achieve this. In due course the Coroner’s inquest will be able to reach a conclusion based on all of the evidence.
Hospital has had 'regular contact' with late nurse's family
King Edward VII's Hospital said it was continuing to support Jacintha Saldanha's family in a "number of ways", but said it would be "inappropriate" to divulge details, while attacking reports of distance between the parties.
– King Edward VII's HospitalContrary to many inaccurate reports, we have been in regular contact with them since shortly after Jacintha’s death a week ago, offering them whatever support we could and the opportunity to meet at any time. We can confirm that we met with the family earlier in the week, and answered all of their questions in full. The family asked that the contents of the meeting remain private.
Hospital insists there was no criticism of hoax nurse
– King Edward VII’s HospitalWe would reiterate that Jacintha (Saldanha) was an outstanding nurse, doing her duty caring for sick patients. Following the hoax call hospital management offered her their support and told her that they considered her the victim of a cruel hoax. They stood by her actions, and made it clear there was no criticism of her, and that there would be no disciplinary action of any kind.
A memorial service was held this morning by the hospital for Mrs Saldanha.
Chief executive John Lofthouse said the service offered everyone here a chance to "pay their respects and remember a dear colleague."
King Edward VII 'cannot comment' on suicide note reports
– King Edward VII's HospitalThere have been reports today about the alleged contents of one of the notes found in Jacintha’s room. No-one at the hospital has seen these notes, and so we cannot comment on the reports or their accuracy.
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Report: Royal hoax nurse's suicide note criticised staff
The nurse at the centre of the Royal hoax criticised staff at the King Edward VII's Hospital in one of the apparent suicide notes that were found at the scene of her death, The Guardian has reported.
The newspaper quoted two separate sources who accounted for the three notes that yesterday's inquest said were recovered near to Jacintha Saldanha's body.
They said one concerned the hoax call by the Australian DJs, another outlined her funeral requests and the third "addresses her employers, the hospital, and contained criticism of staff there."
The hospital said it had offered Mrs Saldanha "full support" following the prank call.
Westminster Cathedral to hold mass for Royal baby nurse
A mass is to be held for Royal baby nurse Jacintha Saldanha at London's Westminster Cathedral on Saturday.
The mass will be offered "for the repose of the soul of Jacintha and her grieving family," a spokesman for the Cathedral said. "We would hope to hold a more formal memorial after the inquest has concluded."
Husband identified Royal baby nurse's body
The body of Indian-born Jacintha Saldanha has been visually identified by her accountant husband Benedict Barboza, London's Westminster Coroner's Court heard.
None of the family was present at the inquest.
Royal baby nurse found hanging by colleagues
by Juliet Bremner, ITV News Correspondent
Jacintha Saldanha's colleagues discovered her hanged in her room in the King Edward VII's Hospital nursing quarters, her inquest has heard.
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