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Scarlett O'Toole

Piers Morgan's U-turn as he gushes over Harry and William's 'heart-rending' vigil reunion

Piers Morgan seems to have changed his tune, as he he described Prince Harry and Prince William's vigil reunion as 'heart-rending'.

The Queen's eight grandchildren joined together for an emotional vigil around their grandmother's coffin on Saturday evening as she lies in state in Westminster Hall.

Prince Harry proudly wore his military uniform as he joined his brother the Prince of Wales and Her Majesty's six other grandchildren - Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Lady Louise Windsor, and James, Viscount Severn.

Talk TV host Piers, who has publicly slammed the brothers' relationship, took to Twitter to share a snap of the emotional scenes.

Alongside the picture, he wrote: "Of all the many incredibly moving images in the past week, this one of the Queen’s grandchildren standing guard by her coffin, flanked by the silent, respectful British public, is the most heart-rending."

Piers', 57, comments come after he recently called Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "whiny money-grabbers" and said their "truce" with William is "all for show".

The TV star, who has faced criticism over the past year for his controversial opinions on Harry and Meghan, asked his fans not to "fall for" their recent display of decorum amid their ongoing rumoured rift with the Royal family.

"Don’t be misled by the scenes of supposed hatchet-burying between William and his brother over the weekend," Piers penned in his latest column as he questioned the brothers' relationship.

Prince William and Prince Harry were both in uniform (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Piers added: "That was a show of forced unity to wrestle media attention away from their rift to their grandmother in the run-up to her state funeral next Monday.

""All you need to know about how deep their split goes is that when Harry went to Balmoral as the Queen died, and stayed until the following morning, he reportedly had no contact with William the entire time despite them being in the same building."

The former Good Morning Britain presenter went on to insist he's not "fooled" by Harry and William's united front.

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Prince William and Kate, and Harry and Meghan Markle have a 'current truce' (Getty Images)

"I applaud their temporary truce as a mark of respect for their grandmother, which is something she would have desperately wanted, but I’m not fooled by it.

"The depth of ill feeling between them, and their wives, runs very deep," he suggested.

Never one to praise Harry and Meghan, Piers called the couple "whiny money-grabbers", writing: "Queen Elizabeth II espoused values of honesty, integrity, decency, stoicism, resilience, duty, service, humility and selfless devotion to her country.

"How does any of that compare to the selfish, whiny, money-grabbing and damaging way Harry and Meghan have conducted themselves since then?"

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