The Sun 'sincerely sorry' for Jeremy Clarkson's column about Meghan Markle

The Solar has mentioned it regrets the publication of a Jeremy Clarkson column concerning the Duchess of Sussex and is “sincerely sorry”.

Former Prime Gear host, Clarkson, has been dealing with calls to be sacked this week after saying he 'hated' Meghan Markle leading to him being criticised by MPs, readers and even his personal daughter, Emily.

The article - which has since been taken down - has turn into probably the most complained about in historical past with greater than 20,000 complaints to the Unbiased Press Requirements Organisation.

In a press release on Friday night time, bosses the newspaper mentioned: "In final Saturday's Solar, Jeremy Clarkson wrote a remark article concerning the Duchess of Sussex. It provoked a robust response and led to numerous complaints to IPSO, the unbiased press regulator.

"In a tweet earlier this week, Jeremy mentioned he had made a 'clumsy reference to a scene in Recreation of Thrones', which had 'gone down badly with an amazing many individuals' and he was 'horrified to have triggered a lot harm'.

"He additionally mentioned he shall be extra cautious in future. Columnists' opinions are their very own, however as a writer, we realise that with free expression comes accountability.

"We at The Solar remorse the publication of this text and we're sincerely sorry. The article has been faraway from our web site and archives.

Meghan Markle
Meghan and Jeremy have by no means met one another (Picture: Getty)

"The Solar has a proud historical past of campaigning, from Assist for Heroes to Jabs Military and Who Cares Wins, and over 50 years of working in partnership with charities, our campaigns have helped change Britain for the higher.

"Working with our readers, The Solar has helped to result in new laws on home abuse, supplied beds in refuges, closed dangerous loopholes within the legislation and empowered survivors of abuse to return ahead and search assist.

"We are going to proceed to marketing campaign for good causes on behalf of our readers in 2023."

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