Royal prank call DJ departs Southern Cross Austereo as royal prank call dispute ‘amicably resolved’
Radio announcer Mel Greig, who was one of the Royal prank call DJs, has resigned from Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) after resolving a legal action against her employer for failing to provide a safe workplace.
Greig and her co-host Michael “MC” Christian had impersonated the Queen and Prince Charles on a call to the London hospital where Kate Middleton was receiving treatment for morning sickness in December last year, ostensibly seeking information about her condition.
Nurse Jacintha Saldanha transferred the call and the recording was broadcast by 2DayFM and the wider national Today Network sparking a media furore in Britain. Three days later, the nurse took her own life.
Grieg has been off air since the prank, while Christian returned to the Sydney station in February and later received the station’s “next top jock” award.
