Rock singer Morrissey blasted Kate Middleton and the British Royal Family in connection with the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha in an interview on New Zealand talk show Nightline yesterday. Jacintha Saldanha hanged herself to death following a prank call made by 2Day FM DJs to the hospital to know about pregnant Kate Middleton’s health, it emerged yesterday.

During the interview, Morrissey spoke about his anti-royalist views, and then shifted to the latest event of nurse Jacintha Saldanha’s suicide. The 53-year-old singer said, ”Even with the recent story about the nurse killing herself in King Edward Hospital, there’s no blame placed on Kate Middleton who was in the hospital as far as I could see for absolutely no reason.”

About Kate Middleton, Morrissey said, “She feels no shame about the death of this woman; she’s saying nothing about the death of this poor woman. The arrogance of the British royals is staggering, absolutely staggering. And why it’s allowed to be I really don’t know.”

When the Nightline interviewer tried to show some defence for Kate Middleton’s health condition, Morrissey snapped back saying, ”Does she have a health condition? Is it anorexia or is it a pregnancy? We don’t know. But what is the health condition? I mean, morning sickness already? So much hoo-haw and then suddenly as bright as a button; as soon as this poor woman dies, she’s out of hospital. It doesn’t ring true. It doesn’t ring true.”

Morrissey also went on to state his opinion clearly about Jacintha Saldanha’s death that the Palace and the Press put a lot of pressure on the nurse which led to her death eventually. “I’m sure the British press hounded this poor woman to her death, and that’s kept away. And by this time next week she’ll be forgotten. And that’s how the British royals work.”, the singer stated acerbically.

Referring to the cause of nurse Jacintha Saldanha’s death, Morrissey said, “It wasn’t because of two DJs in Australia that this woman took her life; it was the pressure around her. And we forget about that and of course the Royals are exonerated as always—they’re just so wonderful. And we focus on something else — two DJs in Australia —which is not how it should be.”