5 things we learned from Piers Morgan’s US TV interview

By Rhona Shennan
Published 6th Apr 2021, 10:55 BST
Piers Morgan claims to have the support of the British public despite garnering nearly 60,000 Ofcom complaints for his comments about Meghan Markle (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for BAFTA LA)Piers Morgan claims to have the support of the British public despite garnering nearly 60,000 Ofcom complaints for his comments about Meghan Markle (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for BAFTA LA)
Piers Morgan claims to have the support of the British public despite garnering nearly 60,000 Ofcom complaints for his comments about Meghan Markle (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for BAFTA LA)

Piers Morgan has appeared in his first TV interview since his departure from Good Morning Britain to speak about his controversy relating to Meghan Markle

Appearing on Fox News in the US, Morgan spoke to American conservative TV host Tucker Carlson on his show and left “nothing in the locker” according to one of Morgan’s Tweets.

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These are some of the key things that were revealed during the hour long interview with Tucker Carlson.

He stands by his comments about Meghan Markle

Morgan said that when he watched the Oprah interview that he thought he was witnessing “the most extraordinarily disingenuous smear hit job on the royal family, on the queen, on the monarchy, and, frankly, on Britain”.

He added: “Here we are a month later, Tucker, and frankly, I’ve had plenty of time to think about this, and I’ve had plenty of time to analyse all the analysis of what she was saying and what Prince Harry was saying, and I still don’t believe what they were saying.”

Morgan claimed that the backlash he received following his comments regarding Markle was because he “wasn’t allowed to have an opinion”.

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He said: “I didn’t believe Meghan Markle, a huge furor erupted throughout the day, I was an outrage.

“I wasn’t allowed to have an opinion that I didn’t believe what she was saying even though it was clear to me in real time as I was watching the interview that there were a number of things which just couldn’t be true.”

He believes the royal family would’ve helped if Markle was suicidal

During Markle's interview with Oprah, she revealed that a combination of negative press and a lack of support from the royal family had left her feeling suicidal.

Following the interview, Morgan cast doubts on her revelation, something which garnered a lot of backlash, including from mental health charity Mind.

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Later, Morgan said that it wasn’t his place to say whether or not Markle had felt suicidal.

In the Tucker Carlson interview, Morgan said: “It’s not for me to say whether she felt suicidal, that’s only for her to know.

“What I was taking issue with, is she claims she went to two members of the royal household - a senior aide and also human resources.

“And she told both of them she was feeling suicidal, and needed help and both of them rejected that and said she couldn’t get help because it would be bad for the brand of the royal family.

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