They pointed to a 'pattern' in Clarkson's writing which features 'hate rhetoric'
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have rubbished an apology by
Jeremy Clarkson regarding a column he wrote in The Sun that unleashed a torrent of outrage.
The article, which was removed from The Sun after being published in December, stated that he "hates" Markle on a cellular level, disliked her more than murderer Rose West, and dreamed about her being paraded through the streets and shamed.
On Monday,
Clarkson released a statement saying he was "profoundly sorry”. He claimed the column was written in haste and that he had also apologised privately in a letter sent on Christmas Day.
Meghan and Harry responded late Monday saying that the apology letter was only sent to Harry and suggested there was a "pattern" in Clarkson's writing, which features "hate rhetoric, dangerous conspiracy theories and misogyny".
Their statement reads: "On December 25, 2022, Mr Clarkson wrote solely to Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex. The contents of his correspondence were marked Private and Confidential.
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"While a new public apology has been issued today by Mr Clarkson, what remains to be addressed is his long standing pattern of writing articles that spread hate rhetoric, dangerous conspiracy theories, and misogyny.
"Unless each of his other pieces were also written “in a hurry”, as he states, it is clear that this is not an isolated incident shared in haste, but rather a series of articles shared in hate."
In Clarkson's public apology, he said that he was "profoundly sorry".
He wrote: "One of the strange things I’ve noticed in recent times is that whenever an MP or a well-known person is asked to apologise for something, no matter how heartfelt or profound that apology may be, it’s never enough for the people who called for it in the first place.
"So I’m going to try and buck the trend this morning with an apology for the things I said in a Sun column recently about Meghan Markle. I really am sorry. All the way from the balls of my feet to the follicles on my head. This is me putting my hands up. Its a mea culpa with bells on."
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