Scotland Yard has been in touch with Australian police over the death of a nurse from the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness.
Jacintha Saldanha, 46, died on Friday, days after she answered a prank phone call from Australian DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles.
An inquest into the apparent suicide is due to be opened this week.
The firm which owns the radio station is holding an emergency board meeting.
Southern Cross Austereo, owner of 2Day FM, has suspended all advertising on the station until Monday, while DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian are on indefinite leave.
The pair are said to be in a fragile condition and receiving "intense counselling", because of the hostile reaction to their prank.
Regarding official contact, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "Officers have been in contact with Australian authorities."
Phil Mercer BBC News, Sydney
Legal experts say that Australian DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian are unlikely to be prosecuted at home or in the UK over the tragic royal hospital prank because they hadn't shown "guilty intent."
However, the radio pair may well have violated the Surveillance Devices Act in the state of New South Wales. It prohibits the broadcasting of private conversations acquired using a "listening device".
Sanctions could also be imposed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. It is investigating whether 2Day FM breached its licence conditions or industry rules. ACMA could strip the station of its right to broadcast, although that is unlikely.
Station bosses continue to stress that no laws were broken and that the pre-recorded spoof interview had been scrutinised and approved by lawyers before it was aired.
Any pain the commercial radio network will feel will probably be financial, in the short term at least. Several anxious advertisers have already abandoned 2Day FM in response to a largely hostile reaction from the Australian public.
In certain circumstances, including when a death is sudden or unexpected, police report deaths to a coroner and can be involved in investigating the circumstances.
The deputy commissioner for New South Wales Police, Nick Kaldas, told Sky News: "It hasn't been indicated to us that an offence has occurred and they have not actually asked for anything yet.
"They've simply touched base, let us know of their interest and they will get back to us if they actually want something done. Nothing has been requested of us yet."
Legal experts say that the DJs are unlikely to be prosecuted in Australia or the UK because they had not shown "guilty intent," reported BBC correspondent Phil Mercer in Sydney.
However, the radio pair may well have violated the Surveillance Devices Act in the state of New South Wales. It prohibits the broadcasting of private conversations acquired using a "listening device".
Station bosses say no laws were broken and that the pre-recorded spoof interview had been approved by lawyers before it was aired.
On Saturday the chairman of King Edward VII's Hospital, where Catherine was being treated for acute morning sickness last week, wrote a strongly worded letter to Southern Cross Austereo chairman Max Moore-Wilton about the hoax call.
In it, Lord Glenarthur said it was "truly appalling" that the call, in which Mrs Saldanha transfers the caller to the duchess' nurse believing it to be the Queen, was approved by radio management before broadcast.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday, Mr Moore-Wilton said: "We're considering that letter and I'll be responding to them after I discuss it with my board colleagues later today."
Lord Glenarthur also said in his letter: "The immediate consequence of these premeditated and ill-considered actions was the humiliation of two dedicated and caring nurses who were simply doing their job tending to their patients.
"The longer term consequence has been reported around the world and is, frankly, tragic beyond words."
He urged Mr Moore-Wilton to ensure such an incident was never repeated.
A bouquet of flowers was left outside the hospital accommodation where Mrs Saldanha was found on Friday. An attached note said: "We bless your soul."
While Mrs Saldanha's husband and two children were being comforted at their home in Bristol, her extended family in her native India were coming to terms with her death.
Her sister-in-law told AFP news agency from south-west India: "We were shocked to hear from her husband that Jacintha was no more. He did not tell us that she committed suicide."
She added: "Today we are going to the church to pray for her soul and for her children, who are going through a bad time."
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