Meghan and Harry model Solar apology over Clarkson column ‘PR stunt’

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have branded an apology by The Solar newspaper over Jeremy Clarkson’s column “nothing greater than a PR stunt”.

he piece, through which Clarkson stated he “hated” Meghan, grew to become the Impartial Press Requirements Organisation’s (Ipso) most complained-about article.

On Friday, The Solar newspaper stated it regrets the publication of the column and is “sincerely sorry”.

However on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stated Meghan had not been contacted by the newspaper to apologise.

The spokesperson stated: “The truth that the Solar has not contacted The Duchess of Sussex to apologise reveals their intent. That is nothing greater than a PR stunt.

“Whereas the general public completely deserves the publication’s regrets for his or her harmful feedback, we wouldn’t be on this scenario if The Solar didn’t proceed to revenue off of and exploit hate, violence and misogyny. A real apology could be a shift of their protection and moral requirements for all. Sadly, we’re not holding our breath.”

Within the column, which The Solar stated has since been faraway from its archives in addition to its web site, Clarkson wrote that he had dreamed of Meghan being paraded by means of British cities and publicly shamed, including that “everybody who’s my age thinks the identical method”.

The feedback attracted criticism from high-profile figures, politicians, and his personal daughter, Emily Clarkson.

The TV presenter stated he had made a “clumsy reference to a scene in Recreation Of Thrones” within the piece.

Writing on Twitter, Clarkson stated he was “horrified to have precipitated a lot damage” following the backlash and that he would “be extra cautious in future”.

In its assertion, The Solar stated: “Columnists’ opinions are their very own, however as a writer we realise that with free expression comes duty. We at The Solar remorse the publication of this text and we’re sincerely sorry.”

The controversy adopted the current broadcast of Harry and Meghan’s explosive six-part Netflix documentary, through which the couple made allegations of mistreatment by the royal household.

The primary three episodes noticed Meghan accuse the British media of desirous to “destroy” her and declare “salacious” tales have been “planted” within the press.

Meghan took the writer of The Mail on Sunday – Related Newspapers Restricted (ANL) – to court docket, after it printed elements of a private letter to her father, Thomas Markle, profitable the case in 2021.