Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's team call Jeremy Clarkson column apology 'a PR stunt'

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A spokeswoman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has said an apology by The Sun newspaper over a column in which Jeremy Clarkson said he "hated" Meghan is "nothing more than a PR stunt".On Friday, the newspaper issued a statement saying it regrets the publication of Clarkson's column, where he wrote that he had dreamed of Meghan being paraded through British towns and publicly shamed, and that it was "sincerely sorry".A statement from a spokesperson for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Saturday, 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."The article - which has since been taken down - has become the most complained about in history with more than 20,000 complaints to the Independent Press Standards Organisation.In a statement on Friday night, bosses at the newspaper said: "In last Saturday's Sun, Jeremy Clarkson wrote a comment article about the Duchess of Sussex.

It provoked a strong response and led to a large number 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.