Piers Morgan slammed the Robert F Kennedy Foundation for its decision to award the prestigious “Ripple of Hope” award to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for calling out “structural racism” in the royal family.
“I think it’s absolutely disgusting, and shame on Kerry Kennedy to dishonor her father’s name and memory in this way,” Morgan said during an appearance on “Fox & Friends” Monday morning. “The idea that these two little grifters who abandoned royal duty, left the UK, went and set themselves up in a mansion in California and exploited their royal titles and fled for hundreds of millions of dollars that went straight into their back pockets I go to, the Kennedys if you want – this one really sticks in my throat and I think they should reconsider it.
Morgan said it “epitomizes the malaise of modern celebrity when you have two people who have gone out of their way to ruin their families on national television.”
“Harry has a book coming out where he’s going to do that again for his father who is now king, who is still mourning, of course, the death of his mother. You’ve got Meghan Markle, who’s a two-bit There is a mediocre actress who married into a family, took our favorite prince, took him to America, and is now spending her entire time attacking the monarchy,” Morgan continued. “And I’m sorry, but as a monarchist and as someone who loves this country, I think it’s completely outrageous that they are now being denied the respect and dignity and cloak of heroes branded by Kennedy.” Being given. Honestly, words fail me.
The couple, who stepped back from royal life in January 2020, claimed racism within the institution and the British press was a major reason for their departure during an interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021.
Markle, who is biracial, said there were “concerns and conversations” among the royal family about possible skin color changes during her and Harry’s son Archie’s pregnancy. While the couple declined to name anyone involved in the discussions, Winfrey later said that Harry told her it was not the Queen or Prince Philip.
In response, Buckingham Palace said in a statement that the royal family was “saddened to learn fully about what has been a challenging past few years for Harry and Meghan.”
“The issues raised, particularly those of race, are concerning,” the statement continued. “While some memories may differ, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed privately by the family. Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much-loved members of the family.”
Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, told the Spanish news outlet El Confidential’s Vanitatis Magazine that the couple exemplified “moral courage” by speaking out.
“They went to the oldest institution in UK history and told them what they were doing wrong, that they could not have structural racism within the institution; that they could not perpetuate misogyny about mental health,” she explained. “They knew that if they did, there would be consequences, that they would be ostracized, that they would not be able to see their family, their position within this framework. will lose, and people will blame them for it. They did it anyway because they believed that they could not live with themselves if they did not question this authority. I think they have been brave in taking this step.
For nearly 50 years, the Ripple of Hope Awards have been presented to leaders in government, business, advocacy and entertainment who have “demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and to protecting and advancing equality, justice and human rights”. work done.”
Other honorees this year include Siris co-founder and managing partner Frank Baker, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, InvEnergy founder and CEO Michael Polsky, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. The ceremony will posthumously honor NBA legend and civil rights icon Bill Russell and include Alec Baldwin.
The Ripple of Hope Awards Gala will take place on December 6 in New York.
You can watch the full “Fox & Friends” segment in the video above.
