ITV This Morning viewers fume over 'boring' Prince Harry and Meghan debate
This Morning viewers were not impressed as two guests clashed over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Monday
This Morning viewers were left feeling "bored" as two guests had a heated debate over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Monday (March 31).
On today's episode of the popular ITV show, presenters Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard caught up with Gyles Brandreth and Camilla Tominey to discuss the latest news from the UK and around the globe.
The conversation began with the recent developments concerning Prince Harry. Last week, the Duke of Sussex and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho stepped down as patrons of Sentebale, following a dispute among the trustees and the charity's board chair.
Harry co-founded Sentebale in 2006 in memory of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, to support individuals in Southern Africa affected by HIV and AIDS.
In the wake of his departure, Dr. Sophie Chandauka, who leads the charity, has levelled accusations at Harry of "bullying and harassment at scale."
During her appearance on Sky's Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips over the weekend, Sophie alleged that Harry's "unleashing of the Sussex machine" had severed the bond between the prince and the 540 employees of the charity, reports Wales Online.
As the topic unfolded on today's This Morning, Camilla recalled the viral moment when Sophie was seemingly "shifted out of the way" by Meghan during a photo opportunity at a charity polo match.
"Couple of issues here, I think. It's not the first time the couple have been accused of bullying. They deny those claims, but it gives the aura of sometimes working with them in what I would describe as a rather toxic atmosphere," Camilla stated.
She added: "The second thing is the blurring of the lines between the couple's business interests and the charitable ones. So, one of the criticisms this chairwoman has made is that she says she was unaware that Prince Harry was going to bring a film crew along for that polo match and other Sentebale events for his Netflix series. Does this represent a blurring of lines?"
In contrast, Gyles argued that filming would have generated "great publicity" for the charity.
He continued: "None of the examples given by the chair, the lady who was interviewed this weekend, really to me, amount to what I would call harassment at scale."
Camilla intervened, saying: "I think her point is that, 'I was appointed because I'm highly qualified in my field, and yet I'm constantly dealing with trustees who seem to be nodding dogs to whatever Prince Harry wants.'"
Gyles countered: "I have a son-in-law who has served with [Harry] in Afghanistan, and he wouldn't say a word against him. He simply says, 'This is a guy with a very good heart,' so I'm buying that."
After watching the segment, many of the show's viewers quickly took to X (formerly Twitter) to share their frustration.
"Of course, this show will do anything to bash Harry and Meghan. Don't you ever get bored of trying to turn the public against them?" one person wrote, with another adding: "Boring, next please."
"They are so desperate to remain relevant... they will do almost anything to get a clip viral, and here you are talking about them AGAIN!!!!" a third viewer said, with another commenting: "Brandreth and Tominey on again giving us their views and opinions, no balance as usual."
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV at 10am