Royal Family news – Piers Morgan slams Sussexes as ‘family-abusing brats’ while praising Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice
- Harry 'was afraid' to return to UK for Philip's funeral
PIERS Morgan has branded Meghan Markle and Prince Harry "family-abusing spoiled brats".
The 56-year-old presenter launched his most stinging attack on the LA-based former royals yet - as he praised Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice.
Writing in the Mail he explained how he met the sisters at a London party earlier this month - and offered them parenting tips.
He said: "I've known both Princesses since they were very young, and they’ve been through a lot of tough times in the media spotlight, especially lately over their father Prince Andrew’s shameful friendship with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
"But they never complain, or give whining interviews, or publicly trash their family.
"They’re always incredibly nice, polite and good fun – which all makes such a refreshing change from their narcissistic, self-pitying, family-abusing, spoiled-brat cousins over in California."
It comes after Harry launched a series of "personal attacks" on his family in his new mental health series The Me You Can't See - just a few months after dropping bombshells in his tell-all chat with Oprah Winfrey.
Read our Royal Family live blog below for the latest updates...
MEGHAN AND HARRY ‘POKING THE BEAR’
The Daily Mail’s Royal Editor Rebecca English has warned that Harry and Meghan could be “poking the bear” and that there may be a “tipping point” with the royals following Harry’s recent appearance in a documentary on mental health, reports.
Ms English said: “The Palace have always gone with the never complain, never explain approach.
“Can we really expect that to carry on? Surely there will be a tipping point?”
She continued: “Buckingham Palace genuinely don’t want to get drawn into a public slanging match with Harry and Meghan,” said English.
“That said, they are poking the bear a lot, and people are right to wonder whether there will be a tipping point.”
HARRY’S LATEST DIG AT ROYAL FAMILY
Prince Harry says he “learned” that families can “feel shame” when they hear of someone’s mental health problems in another thinly-veiled dig at the Royal Family.
His latest “truth bomb” came in a new episode of his bombshell mental health documentary The Me You Can’t See that aired on Apple TV last Thursday night.
Titled “A Path Forward,” it features the Duke and co-producer Oprah Winfrey in a town hall set-up describing the making of the series – which caused a fresh royal rift upon its release.
Speaking to actress Glenn Close, Harry, 36, recalls his experience with “parents” and “siblings” when it comes to opening up about mental health.
He says: “As parents, as siblings, certainly from what I’ve learned – there’s an element of shame we feel, because we’re like, ‘How could we not have seen it?’”
MEGHAN’S NICKNAME IS ‘FLOWER’
Prince Harry likes an independent girl and his LA-born wife is undoubtedly her own person who is clearly not afraid of the limelight.
Meghan is nicknamed “Flower” by her African-American mum, Doria, the Sun reported in 2016.
She grew up on TV sets, with her dad Tom Markle working as a lighting director on hit Eighties and Nineties US sitcom Married . . . With Children.
After going to private school, she graduated from Northwestern University in Illinois.
This was where she studied theatre and international relations, and spent years as a struggling actress — including a bit-part in CSI: NY in 2006 — before becoming a household name in Suits in 2011.
CALLS FOR HARRY TO GIVE UP TITLE
More than 20,000 people have signed a petition demanding that Prince Harry gives up his royal titles.
The public have begged him to “stop doing damage to the institution of the monarchy”.
The petition was launched by royal expert Lady Colin Campbell, author of Meghan and Harry: The Real Story.
“I have spoken to people, many people, who think it’s the right thing to do and it is the solution.
“It is a dignified solution for all concerned. To humiliate no-one and protect everyone. I think it’s a humane way of solving a very regrettable situation.”
HARRY & WILLS ‘REUNITED IN RAGE’ OVER TREATMENT OF THEIR MUM
Prince Harry and his brother William may be reunited over their joint rage at Martin Bashir, and could come together to unveil a statue of their mum Diana, a royal expert has claimed.
Royal expert Robert Jobson told the podcast: “This may – their indignation at the BBC – may bring them all together, because frankly the feuding, blaming, finger pointing has to stop at some stage.
“I’d hope that any sons, whoever they are, royal or not, could have decency to come together to pay tribute to their mother who they lost at a very early age, and pay their respects thoughtfully and with honour.
“I think to continue this feuding is both pointless and upsetting for everybody.
“I don’t think doing our Royal Family any good in its brand abroad, and at some stage they have got to sit down and talk, so why not sit down and talk after the unveiling of statue of someone who did so much good for so many people around the world?”
‘MASSIVELY LOVED-UP’
Prince Harry inundated sexy actress Meghan Markle with texts until she agreed to go out with him.
He pursued the Suits star after meeting her at a charity do, the Sun reported in 2016.
Pals told the paper at the time: “He is very full-on but she was going through quite a tough time with her previous boyfriend and she was very flattered.
“She couldn’t contain her excitement, but once she got back from London she became very secretive. It was then that it changed from them just ‘seeing each other’ to boyfriend and girlfriend.
“He’s head over heels and she feels the same.”
PRINCE HARRY HAD NO CLUE OF PHILIP’S DEATH UNTIL COPS KNOCKED AT MANSION DOOR
Prince Harry discovered the tragic news of his grandfather’s death when he was visited by police after sleeping through calls in the early hours of the morning, it’s reported.
Cops were forced to visit the royal’s LA home after he didn’t pick up to US Embassy officials who called after 3am to tell him of Prince Philip’s death,
After repeated attempt to contact Harry, the Embassy representative allegedly called the sheriff’s department in Santa Barbara to ask that an officer be sent to the Duke’s home in exclusive Montecito.
Harry was finally told of Philip’s death after a cop arrived at the gates of the property he shares with Meghan and told him to call the Embassy urgently.
‘MASSIVELY LOVED-UP’
Prince Harry inundated sexy actress Meghan Markle with texts until she agreed to go out with him.
He pursued the Suits star after meeting her at a charity do, the Sun reported in 2016.
Pals told the paper at the time: “He is very full-on but she was going through quite a tough time with her previous boyfriend and she was very flattered.
“She couldn’t contain her excitement, but once she got back from London she became very secretive. It was then that it changed from them just ‘seeing each other’ to boyfriend and girlfriend.
“He’s head over heels and she feels the same.”
‘DISGRACEFUL’ SWIPE AT PRINCE CHARLES
Royal aides reportedly want Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to give up their titles after a “disgraceful” swipe at Prince Charles’s and Prince Philip’s parenting skills.
It came after the Duke of Sussex suggested he had been failed by his dad after he claimed he moved Archie and Meghan to the USA to “break the cycle” of “genetic pain” from his own childhood.
Senior courtiers told the that the Duke’s attack had prompted a sense of “bewilderment and betrayal” in the palace.
Prince Harry’s documentary series with Oprah Winfrey was released earlier this month on Apple TV.
Harry had previously claimed that he had to make deals with Netflix and Spotify after revealing to Oprah he had been cut off by the Royal Family following Megxit.
GET ONE OUT OF HEIR
The Queen has a "strong desire" to restart her royal duties after being forced to isolate during the Covid pandemic and after the blow of losing her husband, it was claimed today.
Royal experts have previously claimed the 95-year-old would "fade away gracefully" from her royal duties after the death of Prince Philip.
But it was today insisted Her Majesty has a "strong desire" to increase her workload as national lockdown restrictions ease and the vaccine rollout continues.
A palace source told the Daily Telegraph: “There is a strong desire from Her Majesty to get back out and about.”
"There is a strong desire from Her Majesty to get back out and about."
Earlier this month attended first public engagement since the pandemic CREDIT: Getty HARRY’S LATEST DIG AT ROYAL FAMILY
Prince Harry says he “learned” that families can “feel shame” when they hear of someone’s mental health problems in another thinly-veiled dig at the Royal Family.
His latest “truth bomb” came in a new episode of his bombshell mental health documentary The Me You Can’t See that aired on Apple TV last Thursday night.
Titled “A Path Forward,” it features the Duke and co-producer Oprah Winfrey in a town hall set-up describing the making of the series – which caused a fresh royal rift upon its release.
Speaking to actress Glenn Close, Harry, 36, recalls his experience with “parents” and “siblings” when it comes to opening up about mental health.
He says: “As parents, as siblings, certainly from what I’ve learned – there’s an element of shame we feel, because we’re like, ‘How could we not have seen it?’”
MEGHAN’S NICKNAME IS ‘FLOWER’
Prince Harry likes an independent girl and his LA-born wife is undoubtedly her own person who is clearly not afraid of the limelight.
Meghan is nicknamed “Flower” by her African-American mum, Doria, the Sun reported in 2016.
She grew up on TV sets, with her dad Tom Markle working as a lighting director on hit Eighties and Nineties US sitcom Married . . . With Children.
After going to private school, she graduated from Northwestern University in Illinois.
This was where she studied theatre and international relations, and spent years as a struggling actress — including a bit-part in CSI: NY in 2006 — before becoming a household name in Suits in 2011.
‘MASSIVELY LOVED-UP’
Prince Harry inundated sexy actress Meghan Markle with texts until she agreed to go out with him.
He pursued the Suits star after meeting her at a charity do, the Sun reported in 2016.
Pals told the paper at the time: “He is very full-on but she was going through quite a tough time with her previous boyfriend and she was very flattered.
“She couldn’t contain her excitement, but once she got back from London she became very secretive. It was then that it changed from them just ‘seeing each other’ to boyfriend and girlfriend.
“He’s head over heels and she feels the same.”
‘MEGHAN HASN’T WON’, SAYS PIERS
Piers Morgan had declared that Meghan Markle hasn’t “won battle” and is in for a “big shock”.
The former Good Morning Britain host, 56, made the comments as he teased a major career comeback in a new interview.
And once again, he is hitting out at his one-time pub buddy, the Duchess of Sussex.
Speaking to Jan Moir for the Daily Mail, Piers said that Meghan has definitely not “cancelled” him.
WATCH: PRINCE HARRY OPENS UP TO OPRAH IN NEW MENTAL HEALTH DOC CLIP
Prince Harry tells Oprah he 'learned' that 'families feel SHAME' when they hear of mental health problems in new doc
CALLS FOR HARRY TO GIVE UP TITLE
More than 20,000 people have signed a petition demanding that Prince Harry gives up his royal titles.
The public have begged him to “stop doing damage to the institution of the monarchy”.
The petition was launched by royal expert Lady Colin Campbell, author of Meghan and Harry: The Real Story.
“I have spoken to people, many people, who think it’s the right thing to do and it is the solution.
“It is a dignified solution for all concerned. To humiliate no-one and protect everyone. I think it’s a humane way of solving a very regrettable situation.”
MEGHAN AND HARRY ‘POKING THE BEAR’
The Daily Mail’s Royal Editor Rebecca English has warned that Harry and Meghan could be “poking the bear” and that there may be a “tipping point” with the royals following Harry’s recent appearance in a documentary on mental health, reports.
Ms English said: “The Palace have always gone with the never complain, never explain approach.
“Can we really expect that to carry on? Surely there will be a tipping point?”
She continued: “Buckingham Palace genuinely don’t want to get drawn into a public slanging match with Harry and Meghan,” said English.
“That said, they are poking the bear a lot, and people are right to wonder whether there will be a tipping point.”
HARRY’S LATEST DIG AT ROYAL FAMILY
Prince Harry says he “learned” that families can “feel shame” when they hear of someone’s mental health problems in another thinly-veiled dig at the Royal Family.
His latest “truth bomb” came in a new episode of his bombshell mental health documentary The Me You Can’t See that aired on Apple TV last Thursday night.
Titled “A Path Forward,” it features the Duke and co-producer Oprah Winfrey in a town hall set-up describing the making of the series – which caused a fresh royal rift upon its release.
Speaking to actress Glenn Close, Harry, 36, recalls his experience with “parents” and “siblings” when it comes to opening up about mental health.
He says: “As parents, as siblings, certainly from what I’ve learned – there’s an element of shame we feel, because we’re like, ‘How could we not have seen it?’”
PRINCE HARRY HAD NO CLUE OF PHILIP’S DEATH UNTIL COPS KNOCKED AT MANSION DOOR
Prince Harry discovered the tragic news of his grandfather’s death when he was visited by police after sleeping through calls in the early hours of the morning, it’s reported.
Cops were forced to visit the royal’s LA home after he didn’t pick up to US Embassy officials who called after 3am to tell him of Prince Philip’s death,
After repeated attempt to contact Harry, the Embassy representative allegedly called the sheriff’s department in Santa Barbara to ask that an officer be sent to the Duke’s home in exclusive Montecito.
Harry was finally told of Philip’s death after a cop arrived at the gates of the property he shares with Meghan and told him to call the Embassy urgently.
HARRY & WILLS ‘REUNITED IN RAGE’ OVER TREATMENT OF THEIR MUM
Prince Harry and his brother William may be reunited over their joint rage at Martin Bashir, and could come together to unveil a statue of their mum Diana, a royal expert has claimed.
Royal expert Robert Jobson told the podcast: “This may – their indignation at the BBC – may bring them all together, because frankly the feuding, blaming, finger pointing has to stop at some stage.
“I’d hope that any sons, whoever they are, royal or not, could have decency to come together to pay tribute to their mother who they lost at a very early age, and pay their respects thoughtfully and with honour.
“I think to continue this feuding is both pointless and upsetting for everybody.
“I don’t think doing our Royal Family any good in its brand abroad, and at some stage they have got to sit down and talk, so why not sit down and talk after the unveiling of statue of someone who did so much good for so many people around the world?”
‘MASSIVELY LOVED-UP’
Prince Harry inundated sexy actress Meghan Markle with texts until she agreed to go out with him.
He pursued the Suits star after meeting her at a charity do, the Sun reported in 2016.
Pals told the paper at the time: “He is very full-on but she was going through quite a tough time with her previous boyfriend and she was very flattered.
“She couldn’t contain her excitement, but once she got back from London she became very secretive. It was then that it changed from them just ‘seeing each other’ to boyfriend and girlfriend.
“He’s head over heels and she feels the same.”
‘DISGRACEFUL’ SWIPE AT PRINCE CHARLES
Royal aides reportedly want Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to give up their titles after a “disgraceful” swipe at Prince Charles’s and Prince Philip’s parenting skills.
It came after the Duke of Sussex suggested he had been failed by his dad after he claimed he moved Archie and Meghan to the USA to “break the cycle” of “genetic pain” from his own childhood.
Senior courtiers told the that the Duke’s attack had prompted a sense of “bewilderment and betrayal” in the palace.
Prince Harry’s documentary series with Oprah Winfrey was released earlier this month on Apple TV.
Harry had previously claimed that he had to make deals with Netflix and Spotify after revealing to Oprah he had been cut off by the Royal Family following Megxit.
WATCH: PIERS MORGAN SINGS, DANCES AND ARM-WRESTLES HIS FAMILY AT EPIC PARTY FOR HIS DAD'S 80TH BIRTHDAY
Piers Morgan sings, dances and arm-wrestles his family at epic party for his dad's 80th birthdayHARRY & WILLS ‘REUNITED IN RAGE’ OVER TREATMENT OF THEIR MUM
Prince Harry and his brother William may be reunited over their joint rage at Martin Bashir, and could come together to unveil a statue of their mum Diana, a royal expert has claimed.
Royal expert Robert Jobson told the podcast: “This may – their indignation at the BBC – may bring them all together, because frankly the feuding, blaming, finger pointing has to stop at some stage.
“I’d hope that any sons, whoever they are, royal or not, could have decency to come together to pay tribute to their mother who they lost at a very early age, and pay their respects thoughtfully and with honour.
“I think to continue this feuding is both pointless and upsetting for everybody.
“I don’t think doing our Royal Family any good in its brand abroad, and at some stage they have got to sit down and talk, so why not sit down and talk after the unveiling of statue of someone who did so much good for so many people around the world?”
CONTINUED: KATE MIDDLETON ‘ROSE ABOVE’ MEGHAN MARKLE’S ACCUSATIONS OVER WEDDING TEARS
Royal expert Camilla Tominey told : “Despite the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Oprah Winfrey interview, when Kate was accused of making Meghan cry during a bridesmaid’ s dress fitting and failing to support her, Kate rose decidedly above it all.
“Setting aside any personal resentment she may still feel about Harry and Meghan’s televised two-hour tell-all, Kate put her best foot forward in trying to carve a path to reconciliation between the brothers.
“Few would have blamed her for giving Harry the cold shoulder, yet she clearly resolved that the situation needed to be appeased rather than aggravated.”