Prince William makes controversial TV decision that Meghan Markle likely won’t be impressed with
As the apparent war between the Wales and the Sussexes rages on, Prince William is said to have taken on a professional endeavour that is sure to rile up his estranged sister-in-law Meghan Markle.
According to new reports, the future King had agreed to feature as a guest on a popular British television series in the coming weeks - the host of which has been outwardly anti-Meghan for some time.
We are, of course, talking about Clarkson's Farm, the Amazon Prime docu-series following controversial presenter Jeremy Clarkson as he and his family attempt to run a working farm in the Cotswolds.
Famously outspoken, the former Top Gear host, who was fired from the BBC motoring series for punching a producer, penned numerous newspapers articles about the mother-of-two, many of which were branded both hateful and misogynistic.
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Clarkson, 65, faced mass criticism in 2022 for writing of Meghan in The Sun: "I hate her. Not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level."
He added at the time: "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."
Despite said article being taken down by The Sun and the publication issuing an apology, in other written pieces of work, Clarkson has slammed Meghan's 'simpering victimhood', and branded her a 'silly little cable TV actress'.
Naturally, therefore, it was somewhat unexpected when the Duchess' brother-in-law Prince William met with Clarkson's Farm stars Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland - along with a number of young farmers - at Folly Farm in Somerset back in March.
Whilst the meet-up was initially purposed with a means of raising awareness of mental health care among the farming community, it seems 42-year-old William has kept up his relations with the show, including Clarkson himself.
PEOPLE Magazine reported this week that the father-of-three is set to make an appearance in a future instalment of the lifestyle series, despite Clarkson having relentlessly slammed brother Harry's wife Meghan in the press for several years.
Quoting an article from The Times, the outlet report: "Prince William features in the next-but-one series of Clarkson’s Farm."
Despite the Prince being absent from the latest trailer for the series, the BBC also previously reported that he'd be making a cameo soon.
It's likely the news won't go down too well with the Sussexes, who issued a serious response following the release of Clarkson's notorious article, after which he claimed to have apologised to the couple.
A spokesperson for Meghan and Harry told the media at the time: "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.
"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."
The statement continued: "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."
Representatives for William and his wife Kate Middleton failed to release a statement on the attack on Meghan at the time, with the brothers reportedly having been embroiled in a bitter feud since 2020.
That year, Harry and Meghan resigned from their royal responsibilities and fled from the UK to the States in a bid to set up a private new life.
Following their departure, the couple made a number of accusations against the British monarchy, naming William as being specifically against their union from Day One, even having allegedly tackled Harry to the ground during a discussion about Meghan.
Earlier this month, however, Harry told the BBC that he didn’t want to fight with his family anymore, claiming: "I would love reconciliation with my family. There's no point continuing to fight any more, life is precious.
"I don’t know how much longer my father has. You know, he won’t speak to me because of this security stuff.
"But it would be nice to - it would be nice to reconcile."
Topics: Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Prince William, Royal Family, UK News, US News
Rhianna Benson