Piers Morgan shocks audience as he praises Meghan Markle in TRIC Awards acceptance speech

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Piers Morgan left audience members at the TRIC Awards gobsmacked when he unexpectedly praised Meghan Markle in his acceptance speech.The controversial figure won Interview of the Year at the TRIC award for his interview with football legend, Christiano Ronaldo reports the Mirror.The former Good Morning Britain host took home the coveted award during Tuesday's ceremony which took place at London's Grosvenor House.After the 58-year-old mocked Dan Walker in his acceptance speech, Piers quickly moved on to Meghan Markle as he made reference to his long-running feud with Prince Harry's wife.And whilst he 'thanked' the Duchess of Sussex during his acceptance speech, Piers' tribute came with a cynical sting as he joked about losing his job at Good Morning Britain after a vicious attack on the Duchess' explosive Oprah Winfrey tell-all interview back in March 2021.At the time, he stepped down from his role as host alongside Susanna Reid following thousands of Ofcom complaints about his 'misogynistic' and damaging comments about Meghan after she claimed that she was suffering from suicidal thoughts and was dealing with racism while being in the Royal family.Following an explosive argument with fellow Good Morning Britain star Alex Beresford, where Piers walked off the ITV set in anger, he soon stepped down from his role as host but moved to TalkTV shortly afterwards.While accepting his award on stage, Piers suggested that everything happened as it should have as he made reference to his feud with the Duchess.“I want to thank Meghan Markle because, if you think about it, without her contribution to my career I would never have gone to TalkTV," he quipped.“I would never have been standing here with this award," he sarcastically