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Still in his early thirties, Piers Morgan has had a rapid career rise. He went to boarding school but moved to the local comprehensive because the fees were too high. After school he studied journalism at Harlow College and worked for local newspapers in south London until he was spotted by then Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie. He was given his own showbiz column, Bizarre, where he published pictures of himself with the rich and famous. In January 1994 he became editor of the News of the World aged 28. In November 1995 he became the youngest national daily newspaper editor when he moved to The Mirror. He speaks strongly against a privacy law and defended his decision to pay for the story of Lucille McLaughlin, one of the nurses convicted in Saudi Arabia for the murder of Yvonne Gilford. He caused a Royal row in November by publishing a story saying Prince Harry had hurt himself, under the headline, "Harry's had an accident but we're not allowed to tell you". He refused to apologise and Prince Charles is to make a formal complaint to the newspaper industry watchdog, the Press Complaints Commission. Piers Morgan is used to controversy. He caused outrage in 1995 with his headline Achtung Surrender! the day before an England and Germany football match. Piers Morgan has written several showbiz books including Take That: Our Story (1993). He enjoys cricket and supports Arsenal football club.
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