"Hoax call" nurse's son on his way to university

There was a lot of controversy sparked when two Australian radio DJ's pretended to be Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in a hoax call to the hospital, where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for acute morning sickness. This ultimately led the nurse, Jacintha Saldanha to kill herself, as she believed the call was genuine and passed it on to another nurse who divulged private information.

Jacintha Saldanha's son, Junal Barboza recalls the traumatic day of when he was told that his mother had passed away. He said, “My dad phoned me telling me to come home as soon as I could. I walked to the [school] reception and the police were waiting, they asked me my name and said they would drive me home. My mind was empty. I didn't know what to think.”

He added, “Everything happened at once. We were a small family but we had to step up to it.”

Junal received his A-level results and has secured a place at Northumbria University, Newcastle, where he will be joining in September to study architecture. He said, “As my mum would, I set high standards for myself to strive for the best... I hope she would be very proud.”