During his explosive ITV interview with Tom Bradby on Sunday night, Prince Harry lashed out at Jeremy Clarkson’s venomous essay about Meghan Markle.
Former Top Gear broadcaster Clarkson provoked outrage when he said he “hated” the Duchess of Sussex on a “cellular level” and fantasised about seeing her paraded through the streets and shamed.
The article was pulled off the publisher’s website after becoming the most-complained-about story in history, with over 20,800 complaints.
Turning his attention to Clarkson’s column, Prince Harry told Bradby: ‘When we’re talking about accountability, just recently, which I know you know about, the Jeremy Clarkson article…
‘So not only was what he said horrific and hurtful and cruel towards my wife, but it also encourages other people around the UK and around the world, men particularly, to go and think that it’s acceptable to treat women that way.’
The Sun previously stated that it deeply regrets publishing Clarkson’s editorial regarding Meghan.
‘In last Saturday’s Sun, Jeremy Clarkson wrote a comment item regarding the Duchess of Sussex,’ they claimed in a statement. It sparked outrage and prompted a flood of complaints to Ipso, the independent press regulator.
‘In a tweet earlier this week, Jeremy said he had made a “clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones”, which had “gone down badly with a great many people” and he was “horrified to have caused so much hurt”. He also said he will be more careful in future.
‘Columnists’ opinions are their own, but as a publisher we realise that with free expression comes responsibility. We at The Sun regret the publication of this article and we are sincerely sorry.’
The apology did not go down well with Prince Harry and Meghan, who branded it ‘nothing more than a PR stunt’.
A spokesperson for them both said: ‘The fact that the Sun has not contacted The Duchess of Sussex to apologise shows their intent. This is nothing more than a PR stunt.
‘While the public absolutely deserves the publication’s regrets for their dangerous comments, we wouldn’t be in this situation if The Sun did not continue to profit off of and exploit hate, violence and misogyny.
‘A true apology would be a shift in their coverage and ethical standards for all. Unfortunately, we’re not holding our breath.’
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