BREAKING: Piers Morgan tears apart Earl Spencer’s Harry and Meghan claim with savage two words
Piers Morgan has launched another fierce attack on Earl Spencer after Princess Diana’s brother compared media coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with the treatment his late sister received.
The broadcaster reacted after Spencer discussed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in a BBC interview while promoting his new book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.
Spencer, 62, has already made a series of controversial allegations about King Charles in the memoir, including his claim that the monarch said Diana would be “forgotten soon enough” after her death in 1997.
Those allegations concern Spencer’s recollection of private conversations and have been disputed by Buckingham Palace.
Now Spencer has turned his attention to Harry and Meghan, describing hostile press coverage as a “cancerous influence in their life”.
“If you look at an article in a tabloid about Diana or… Harry and Meghan, you know, they can be really, really unpleasant,” he said.
He added: “And I think it would be really beholden on people to learn from Diana’s example.”
Morgan Says Spencer’s Position Is ‘Beyond Parody’
Morgan strongly rejected Spencer’s argument and accused him of hypocrisy for criticising media intrusion while publishing his own highly personal claims about the Royal Family.
In a lengthy social media post, Morgan said he had “seen some brass necks” but described Spencer’s comments as “beyond parody”.
He argued that Spencer was condemning what he called the “malign cancerous” treatment of Harry and Meghan while, in Morgan’s view, portraying King Charles in similarly damaging terms.
Morgan also pointed to the King’s ongoing cancer treatment as part of his criticism.
His comments were highly personal and represent Morgan’s own assessment of Spencer’s motives and conduct, rather than established facts.
Morgan went on to accuse Spencer of profiting from Diana’s story while simultaneously attacking the press for invading royal privacy.
He claimed the situation would be “comically ironic” if he did not believe the book was causing serious damage to Charles.
Morgan Makes Two-Word Attack
Morgan then urged the King not to continue responding publicly to Spencer.
He said he hoped Charles would make no further statements after Buckingham Palace’s initial intervention and instead ignore what Morgan called the “money-grabbing Earl”.
That description formed part of a much broader attack in which Morgan accused Spencer of deliberately provoking the King to generate publicity and book sales.
Again, those claims about Spencer’s motives are Morgan’s opinion and are not established by the source.
Morgan has been one of the most vocal critics of Swan Song since extracts from the memoir began generating headlines.
He previously branded Diana’s brother “Earl Hypocrite” after footage from a 1998 interview resurfaced.
Old Interview Returns to Haunt Spencer
In the old interview, recorded the year after Diana’s death, Spencer strongly rejected the idea of making money from the death of a sibling.
“Can you imagine anybody making a profit out of their brother or sister’s death?” he said at the time.
“It’s so low it’s inconceivable.”
Spencer argued that because Diana was treated as a public figure, accusations could be made that would otherwise seem unthinkable if she were viewed simply as his sister.
He concluded: “I would never profit from Diana’s death.”
The resurfaced footage has since been used by Morgan and other critics to challenge Spencer over the publication of Swan Song.
Critics have alleged that the memoir conflicts with those earlier comments, although the source does not establish Spencer’s financial motives for writing the book.
Harry and Meghan Comparison Fuels Fresh Row
Spencer’s comments about Harry and Meghan have now added another layer to the controversy.
The Sussexes have repeatedly criticised sections of the media over their treatment, and Spencer suggested there were lessons to be learned from what happened to Diana.
Morgan, however, argued that Spencer could not credibly make that case while publishing allegations about Charles and private royal conversations.
The row therefore now extends beyond the contents of Spencer’s book itself.
It has become an argument over royal privacy, media behaviour and whether private family history should continue to be aired publicly decades after Diana’s death.
Morgan has firmly positioned himself on Charles’s side, while Spencer continues to defend his decision to tell his version of events.
With Swan Song continuing to generate headlines, the increasingly personal exchanges surrounding the memoir show no sign of disappearing quietly.
