One of the two Australian DJs, who made a hoax call to a London hospital about Kate Middleton's first pregnancy, today tearfully apologised to the family of an India-born nurse who committed suicide after the broadcast of the prank.

Jacintha Saldanha, found hanged at a London hospital in 2012 days after receiving the hoax call from an Australian radio station about the Duchess of Cambridge's first pregnancy, committed suicide, an inquest into her death has concluded.

One of the 2Day FM DJs, Melissa Greig, apologised to Saldanha's family at the inquest, tearfully telling them, "I'm truly sorry, I have wanted to say that for so long." After the coroner had given her conclusion, Grieg said through her lawyer that she wished to make a statement.

In tears, she apologised to Saldanha's family and to the other nurse, saying: "This tragedy is always going to stay with me as a constant reminder."

"To the second nurse involved, I am so deeply sorry for what you have had to endure. I pray you have found the strength to live on as best you can. I was always concerned about the wellbeing of both nurses and I wish I'd tried harder to stop that prank from being aired," Greig said.

Image: Australian radio jockeys Michael Christian and Mel Greig (right) posed as members of the royal family to pull the prank on the hospital staff.