Prince Harry Only Royal 'Who's Had To Apologize For Being Racist,' Piers Morgan Says

Piers Morgan has called out the "hypocrisy" of Prince Harry’s criticism of the royal family, noting that the Duke of Sussex is the only royal to have had to publicly apologize for racist comments.

Last month, Meghan Markle alleged that some members of the royal family had "concerns" and "conversations" about how dark their first child's skin would be before he was born—something Prince Harry confirmed. However, Morgan, who was accused of racism for his controversial comments about Markle prior to leaving "Good Morning Britain," insisted that there is no truth to their allegations against the royal family.

"I have met the royals many times and I don't believe they are racist at all," Morgan was quoted by Page Six as saying on Fox Nation's "Tucker Carlson Today" Monday.

"In fact, the only member of the royal family who has had to publicly apologize for being racist is Prince Harry, who a few years ago had to apologize after using a deeply offensive racist term about a Pakistani soldier, that he was working with. And he used other racial slurs as well in that story which was published by a British tabloid. Which may explain his hatred for the British tabloids," he continued.

Prince Harry had said the comments in a video diary he made in 2006 while he was training as an officer at the Sandhurst military academy. He referred to then-Sandhurst colleague Ahmed Raza Khan as "Paki." After the footage emerged in 2009, St. James' Palace issued a public apology, BBC News reported.

"Prince Harry fully understands how offensive this term can be, and is extremely sorry for any offense his words might cause," the palace said at the time. "However, on this occasion three years ago, Prince Harry used the term without any malice and as a nickname about a highly popular member of his platoon. There is no question that Prince Harry was in any way seeking to insult his friend."

A year before that, the Duke of Sussex was forced to make a public apology after showing up at a costume party wearing a Nazi uniform.

Morgan pointed out that these incidents were not mentioned in Prince Harry and Markle's tell-all interview with Winfrey.

"He’s the only one. Isn’t that ironic? That never got mentioned by Oprah Winfrey — and it should have been mentioned," Morgan said.

Following their CBS interview, Winfrey said Prince Harry informed her that neither Queen Elizabeth nor Prince Philip had been involved in the alleged "conversations" about their child's skin color.

Buckingham Palace also issued a statement addressing Prince Harry and Markle's interview, saying the issues they raised, particularly around race, were "concerning."

"The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan," the palace said in the statement.

"While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately," the statement added. "Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members."