How Piers Morgan went from praising Meghan Markle to trolling her – the former Good Morning Britain personality met his ‘amazing friend’ on Twitter but things got sour after Prince Harry’s wedding
- Following the release of Netflix’s explosive Harry & Meghan docuseries, the media has been quick to criticise the couple – especially British TV personality Piers Morgan
- Morgan is known for accusing Markle of lying and even stormed off the set of his show over a debate about the Suits actress once – but before all that, they were ‘friends’ until she ‘ghosted’ him
But how did the British media personality, who started off as friends with Markle, become one her most famous trolls? Here’s how their relationship’s evolved …
2015: Piers Morgan and Meghan Markle first meet through Twitter
The 57-year-old had started watching the US series Suits and then followed several of the cast members on Twitter. Markle, 41, followed him back, and sent him a direct message, writing that she was a “big fan” of his.
Morgan even shared an Elle magazine essay Markle wrote, describing her experience growing up with a white father and black mother, and how it shaped her sense of self, and called it “brilliant”.
That was the beginning of a sweet friendship that has now turned sour.
June 2016: Morgan tags Markle in a tweet saying it was great to finally meet her
Though Markle has since deleted her Twitter account, which means any public correspondence with Morgan has been removed, Morgan later said in an online column that he tagged Markle after she tweeted about seeing a “friend” in the UK.
“Great to finally meet you too @meghanmarkle,” Morgan wrote on Twitter.
October 2016: news breaks that Prince Harry and Markle have been dating for a few months
