Although the presenter is known for airing his provocative views at the slightest of cues, his reaction is somewhat frenzied, even by his own standards.

It’s also spectacularly blind to the fact that press behaviour such as his own may be directly responsible for the couple’s decision to distance themselves from their royal roles.

Harry and Meghan have faced a torrent of negative and sometimes abusive scrutiny ever since they announced their engagement in November 2017. Morgan, who has lashed out at the couple – and in particular, Meghan – at every opportunity going, has played a central role in a pattern of trolling behaviour; and all in the name of manufactured outrage.

Meghan and Harry drop HRH titles – and Piers Morgan just can’t cope