PIERS’ PRAISE
Piers Morgan applauds Meghan Markle’s ‘warm-hearted’ dance with locals in South Africa, claiming ‘this is what being royal is about’
PIERS Morgan surprised Good Morning Britain viewers today when he spoke warmly about Meghan Markle.
The 54-year-old presenter, who is one of the Sussexes' biggest critics, said he admired her “warm-hearted” approach to locals on day one of her royal tour of Southern Africa.
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Prince Harry and Meghan landed in Cape Town on Monday, and during a visit to a township the Duchess took part in a lively dance with locals – something that earned her high praise from Piers.
Discussing the royal tour on GMB this morning, his co-host Susanna Reid asked Piers whether he had “forgiven” Meghan yet.
He responded: “It’s not about forgiveness and the answer to that is no, why should I?
“I’ve got something positive to say. This is what you should do, this is fine, this is what royals do.
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“You go somewhere like South Africa. You engage with the local people in a very warm-hearted way, you dance with them, you have fun with them, you smile with them.
“You give a brief speech not laden with politic and it’s about humanity, Meghan, this is what being royal is about.”
Susanna went on to ask whether it was Meghan’s political views that irked him.
He explained: “Nobody wants to hear royals lecturing us about stuff when we all know they lead highly privileged lives, it grates with the public.
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“When they’re doing this kind of thing, that’s good. I watched her yesterday and I thought ‘good this is what you should be doing, you’re obviously good at it.’
“That is how you should spend your time, leave the politics alone. There we are, positive.”
Susanna added that he hadn’t yet forgiven Meghan for “ghosting” him after she met Harry, and he agreed adding “Why should I? I wouldn’t forgive you if you ghosted me.”
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Writing for the , Piers claimed he struck up a friendship with the former Suits actress in 2015 after she followed him back on Twitter and claimed to be a "big fan".
But after messaging for months on social media and getting a drink in a London pub in June 2016, Piers claims he never heard from the Duchess of Sussex after she went on a date with Prince Harry the following night.
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Piers has been very outspoken about his feelings towards Meghan in the past, previously accusing her of "hypocrisy."
In other royal news, a body language expert has revealed that Harry is "still in the honeymoon phase" with Meghan.
And unseen snaps of Meghan have been shared ahead of the final episode of Suits.
Meghan Markle dances with local girls as royal couple leave their first engagement on Africa tour at Nyanga township in Cape Town
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