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Catherine Addison-Swan

Jeremy Clarkson admits he 'completely messed up' in apology over 'horrible' Meghan Markle comments

Jeremy Clarkson has issued a lengthy apology over "disgraceful" comments he made about Meghan Markle saying that he dreams of her being publicly humiliated.

The Top Gear presenter, 62, sparked a huge backlash last month over the remarks he made in The Sun newspaper in the wake of Prince Harry and Meghan's Netflix documentary airing, in which he said that he wanted to see the Duchess of Sussex "made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, 'Shame!' and throw lumps of excrement at her." The column quickly became the most complained about newspaper article in history with more than 20,000 complaints, and The Sun was forced to apologise, saying that they "regret the publication" of the article.

Taking to to his Instagram on Monday, Clarkson revealed that he had personally emailed Meghan and Harry on Christmas morning to apologise for his comments, which he said were so "horrible" that they left him feeling "sick". The presenter also admitted that bosses at ITV and Amazon, who air the shows he currently stars in, had been left "incandescent" over the comments"

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