'Look in the mirror': Piers Morgan trolled for slamming Stephen Colbert's joke on Prince William's marriage

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Piers Morgan has expressed strong criticism towards a prominent American TV host for his remarks about the Duchess of Cambridge amid her recent cancer diagnosis announcement.

"BREAKING: Catherine, the Princess of Wales, has revealed in a very personal video message that she is having treatment for cancer," Morgan captioned a video of Kate's announcement.

His son Spencer also conveyed his support for Kate's health journey, echoing sentiments of solidarity with the future Queen by writing, "Long live the future Queen."

Spencer Morgan voices support for Kate Middleton

However, the focus of Morgan's ire shifted towards Stephen Colbert, a host on CBS, who recently made jests about the royal couple's marriage amidst ongoing speculation.

In a tweet directed at Colbert, Morgan condemned the ridicule directed at the Prince and Princess of Wales, particularly in light of Kate's health battle. He wrote, "The way certain American talk show hosts like @StephenAtHome mocked the Princess of Wales over her marriage in recent weeks now looks especially distasteful."

Piers Morgan's history of controversial criticism

According to Newsweek, Piers Morgan's recent criticism of Stephen Colbert is not his first foray into controversial commentary involving members of the royal family. He has been a vocal critic of Meghan Markle, famously referring to her as "a liar" and dismissing her account of feeling suicidal.

During an appearance on 'The Breakfast Club' podcast on January 18, Morgan stated:

"She made a claim that she had had suicidal thoughts and she'd gone to a senior member of the Buckingham Palace staff and asked for help and was told, you can't have any, effectively, because it would be bad for the royal brand. I did not believe that happened."

Morgan continued, highlighting the absence of evidence to support Meghan's claims:

"So what's happened since? This is over two years ago, right? Ever since then, not a single shred of evidence or a name of that person has ever been produced. Prince Harry writes a book of over 400 pages, never mentions this. Didn't mention the racism claims either. It was like they never happened. He then said later, 'I didn't mean to say that the royal family were racist. We didn't. It was the media.'"

However, Morgan's tweet ignited a mixed response from social media users. While some echoed his sentiment, condemning the invasion of the royal family's privacy and advocating for accountability, others criticized Morgan himself, citing his own controversial history and questioning his credibility to address such matters.

Social Media reactions speak out

In the wake of Piers Morgan's criticism of Stephen Colbert's remarks on the Duchess of Cambridge's situation, Twitter users have been vocal, expressing a range of opinions on the matter. Here's what some of them had to say:

One user wrote, "Ummm dude look in the mirror. You were no better."

Another added, "Colbert is Disgraceful."

One user wrote, "Why are you pretending you weren’t part of the circus?"

One user replied, "Piers, one of the most hypocritical people you could encounter in your lifetime."

Another wrote,"It was distasteful and crude right from the start, not just now in retrospect."

One commented, "People need to realize that royals are humans too."

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