The British television personality Piers Morgan is speaking out this week to say that he was shocked that he was asked by his bosses at “Good Morning Britain” to apologize to Meghan Markle, saying that he was expecting an award instead.

“There was a weird, surreal kind of day on a day I left where having reached the ratings high, normally you would get invited to a boardroom and presented with a courage plaque,” Morgan told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “But I got invited to either apologize to Meghan Markle for disbelieving her or leave the building. So I decided to leave the building.”

Morgan quit his gig on “Good Morning Britain” after he got backlash for criticizing Meghan’s interview with Oprah in which she claimed that she contemplated suicide during her time in the British royal family.

“Who did you go to? What did they say to you?” Morgan said on “Good Morning Britain” back in March. “I’m sorry, I don’t believe a word she said, Meghan Markle. I wouldn’t believe it if she read me a weather report.”

Morgan stood by his criticism in his new interview this week.

“In relation to that interview, we now know that there were at least 17 things that came out of Meghan Markle’s mouth which have now been proven to be untrue, so I don’t know at what point I’m allowed to not have to apologize for disbelieving somebody who is palpably a liar,” he told Hannity. “It is a farcical situation, and of course with all these situations at the minute, with the cancel culture, the Twitter mob come for you and say, ‘Well if you don’t believe Meghan Markle you are a racist.'”

“To which I say, I’ve never said a racist thing about Meghan Markle or anybody else, it has nothing to do with the color of her skin and everything to do with her inability to tell the truth and her rank hypocrisy,” he added. “I think it’s about time those two gave up their titles, stop whining 24/7 and try to take a leaf out of the book of the Queen, whose nickname Lilibet they’ve hijacked for their daughter.”

“Take a little tip from the Queen, less is more, and if you want to be a royal, a member of the royal family, less is more,” he concluded. “We’re hearing too much of your yapping, too much of your whining, it’s time to pipe down.”