CBS are still promoting The Talk using a clip of Sharon Osbourne defending Meghan Markle against the 'racist' royal family - after firing the TV host when she stuck up for Piers Morgan in a racism row the next day?

The row began when Piers Morgan stormed out of UK chat show This Morning on March 9 after saying he didn't believe Meghan's account of alleged bullying and racist treatment by the royal family in a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

The next day Osbourne, 69, took a stand on The Talk, saying although she disagreed with Piers, she supported his right to make the controversial comments on TV.

Sharon Osbourne lambasted the royal family and the Queen, describing their alleged treatment of Meghan Markle as 'absolute racism at its height' on an episode of The Talk (pictured) that aired two days before her on-air racism row.

The four-minute clip remains on The Talk's YouTube page, with advertisements attached, despite CBS firing Osbourne after she defended Piers Morgan's criticism Markle.

In a four-minute section from the show which aired on March 8, the day before Piers' controversial comments, Osbourne lambasted the royal family and the Queen, describing their alleged poor treatment of Meghan Markle as 'absolute racism at its height'.

In a March 10 episode of The Talk (above) Osbourne defended Morgan in an on-air debate with co-host Sheryl Underwood, who suggested he was racist for saying he didn't believe Markle's account of alleged bullying and racist treatment by the royal family .

Osbourne took a stand on The Talk, saying although she disagreed with Piers, she supported his right to make the controversial comments on TV.

Osbourne (far right) and Underwood (second from left) got into a heated exchange over Osbourne's support for her friend Piers Morgan (third from left), who has come under fire for comments he made about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

In her March 8 criticism of the Queen, Osbourne said the royal family had been 'deplorable'