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Australian DJs apologize for royal hoax call

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Australian radio DJs Michael Christian, left, and Mel Greig appear during an interview with Australia's Channel Nine. The two managed to impersonate Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles and received confidential information about the Duchess of Cambridge's medical condition, which was broadcast on-air.

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They say they expected a hang-up and a few laughs. Instead, the Australian DJs behind a hoax phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated were deeply apologetic Monday as they described how their joke ended up going too far.