Prince Harry and his wife Meghan said the apology published by the tabloid The Sun after an editorial in which Jeremy Clarkson sharply criticized the Duchess of Sussex was “nothing more than a PR stunt”, AFP and DPA reported.

Former Top Gear co-host Jeremy Clarkson wrote in an editorial last week that he dreamed of the day Meghan would be “carried naked through the streets of every city in the United Kingdom like a mob.” shouts “Shame!” and throw excrement into her.”

The Sun announced on Friday that it regretted publishing the text, which it had removed from its website and archives, and the tabloid’s editor said he was “genuinely upset”.

“The fact that The Sun has not contacted the Duchess of Sussex to apologise, shows their intentions. This is nothing more than a PR move,” a spokesman for the Harry-Meghan couple responded on Saturday.

The article in The Sun caused a record number of complaints (more than 20,000) to the British Press Regulation Authority, as well as numerous condemnations from public figures.

Jeremy Clarkson cited an “uninspired reference to Game of Thrones”.

In one of the most vivid scenes of “Game of Thrones”, a female character, Queen Cersei, is subjected to a “March of Shame”, during which she is forced to walk naked through the streets of the city, while local residents throw away garbage. and excrement. (Source: Agerpres)