Jeremy Clarkson has slammed Meghan Markle again over her ‘stupid’ and ‘unroyal’ baby shower which she held before giving birth to Archie.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, flew to New York by private plane for the shower with her A-list friends before the arrival of her eldest child Archie.
In his column for The Sunday Times, Clarkson criticised both the event and Meghan’s private jet usage, but admitted his own past fondness for the elaborate way of travel.
‘The Duchess of Sussex was criticised for taking a private jet to attend her baby shower in New York. And not just because a baby shower is a stupid, unroyal thing to do,’ Clarkson wrote.
Meghan’s baby shower in February 2019 was criticised by the Queen’s ex-press secretary Dickie Arbiter, who claimed that the celebration is more of a US tradition and goes against British Royal practices.
Jeremy Clarkson (pictured) has slammed Meghan Markle again over her ‘stupid’ and ‘unroyal’ baby shower which she held before giving birth to Archie
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex , flew to New York by private plane for the shower with her A-list friends before the arrival of her eldest child Archie
Mr Arbiter told US Weekly: ‘Baby showers, it’s very much an American thing. We don’t do it here in the UK.’
He added: ‘It was a bit over the top in terms of expense and the way she got there. Meghan is American and she does things the American way.’
However, it previously emerged that Meghan was not the first Royal to be the centre of a baby shower, with the Princess of Wales indulging in the celebration years before Meghan.
Before the birth of William and Kate’s eldest child George in 2013, the Princess had a baby shower organised by her sister Pippa Middleton, which is said to have received approval from the Queen.
The private jet used by Meghan to take her to New York was provided courtesy of George and Amal Clooney, it is understood.
The extravagant baby shower was held for the Duchess at The Marks exclusive penthouse suite, which has a nightly rate of £57,000.
Guests included famous tennis player Serena Williams, Meghan’s former ‘Suits’ colleague Abigail Spencer and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney.
Prince Harry and Meghan attending the 2024 ESPY Awards at Dolby Theatre on July 11, 2024
Former Top Gear presenter Clarkson previously faced backlash for the comments he made about Meghan in a column for The Sun in 2022.
‘I hate her. Not like I hate [Scottish First Minister] Nicola Sturgeon or [English serial killer’ Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level,’ Clarkson wrote in the column.
In another section of the since-deleted article, Clarkson referenced a famous scene from Game of Thrones, and wrote: ‘At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, ‘Shame!’ and throw lumps of excrement at her.’
Thousands of readers, a handful of political figures and even Clarkson’s daughter said he went too far.
Clarkson issued an apology to Harry and Meghan following the column, in which he said: ‘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.’
