Jeremy Kyle erupted into a furious rant over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's return to the UK, questioning their motives and declaring he would not grant them protection.
The Sussexes landed back in the UK earlier this week, prompting questions over who will pay for their security. Prince Harry's return comes as his rift with Prince William remains unresolved, while his relationship with King Charles is also fractured.
Presenter's scathing attack
Joining Jeremy on his TalkTV show was former Metropolitan Police detective Peter Bleksley, who attempted to argue that rifts within families are common. Before he could continue, the presenter raged: "We've had this with you! I think you would remember I sat here more than anybody when they decided to go to California and said, 'Okay, good on you. You want out the goldfish bowl. I get it.' But you can't only exist on slagging something off and then when the money runs up go, 'Oh, I'll tell you what. Suddenly I've discovered that Britain is great and it's not racist and the people are fantastic and I know there I'll get some publicity.'"
Continuing his rant, he said: "And you know the worst thing about it is because of what they've said and done. Genuinely, I believe a majority of people in this country would go, 'What is the motivation for coming back to increase your social media presence to stay in the public light?'
"Not doing what the royal family, the armed forces, all sorts of people have done, which is get your head down and go to work. I think we all know the motives for coming back."
'Misery and suffering' accusations
Peter agreed that it was likely because they ran out of money, prompting Jeremy to declare: "Then I wouldn't give them protection."
The former detective attempted to explain how heartbroken he would be if his sons fell out with each other or with him, but his comments only prompted Jeremy to launch into an even more scathing rant aimed at the Sussexes.
He accused the couple of causing "misery and suffering" for years, insisting they need to apologise before people can move on, while admitting he is not convinced that will happen.
Jeremy asked: "What if they went nationally and slagged off your wife and destroyed everything that you'd ever put into them and put you through pain and suffering to the point that the two of you were devastated and distraught for years and years?
"I've made plenty of mistakes in my life, but you talked the other day about contrition. I don't see that from them.
"When you continue in some sort of vein of bad behaviour and you cause misery amongst people who have to pick up the slack and deal with it, when you're done and you want to come back to Britain, are we just all supposed to forget the what you've created and spread all over us?"
He added: "That's where contrition comes in. I think people can definitely be forgiven, but the people that want forgiveness need to understand they've caused misery and suffering for years and that's why they need to apologise. And I don't see that. That's my issue with it."
