LONDON — The hospital treating Prince William’s pregnant wife Catherine for severe morning sickness has fallen victim to a hoax call from an Australian radio station, it admitted on Wednesday.

Presenters from Sydney’s 2Day FM station, posing as Queen Elizabeth II and William’s father Prince Charles, apparently managed to get through to a nurse, who said Kate had not experienced any recent “retching.”

The chief executive of the private King Edward VII hospital in London, where 30-year-old Kate was admitted on Monday, confirmed that a nurse discussed Kate’s condition but deplored the “foolish prank.”

The chief executive of the private King Edward VII Hospital said it took patient confidentiality extremely seriously and was now reviewing its telephone protocols. — AFP