The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) has received more than 6,000 complaints over an article written by Jeremy Clarkson about the Duchess of Sussex. The number is almost half the total number of complaints the media regulator received in 2021, a spokesman confirmed.
It comes as Clarkson faces a backlash over the article, written in The Sun, from high-profile figures including Nicola Sturgeon, Carol Vorderman, Sir Philip Pullman and London Mayor Sadiq Khan. In the piece, Clarkson wrote that he “hated” Meghan and dreamed of her being paraded through British towns and publicly shamed, adding that “everyone who’s my age thinks the same way”.
It follows the recent broadcast of Harry and Meghan’s explosive six-part Netflix documentary, in which the couple made allegations of mistreatment by the royal family. A spokesperson for Ipso told the PA news agency that the regulator had received over 6,000 complaints about Clarkson’s article as of midday on Monday, and that the number was subject to change.
