Jeremy Clarkson takes savage swipe at ‘stupid unroyal’ move by Meghan Markle

Clarkson’s Farm star Jeremy Clarkson has slammed Meghan Markle for her 2019 baby shower calling the concept “stupid” and “unroyal”.

The Duchess of Sussex flew to New York by private jet for a party with some of her celebrity friends prior to the birth of her first child Archie.

Jeremy seems unamused with the notion and included the savage swipe in his column in The Sunday Times as he was writing about using private jets.

He discusssed his enthusiasm for the mode of travel in the past but acknowledged contemporary sensibilities had changed.

“Today, however, things are changing,” he wrote discussing changing attitudes to the use of private jets. “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,” he commented.Jeremy isn’t the first person to criticise Meghan’s lavish stateside baby shower which took place in February 2019.

In March that year the Queen’s former spokesman Dickie Arbiter suggested the event is “an American thing” and not something that is usually celebrated by the Royal Family.Speaking to US Weekly he said: “Baby showers, it’s very much an American thing.” He added: “We don’t do it here in the UK.”

It is believed the private jet Meghan used was put on by George and Amal Clooney. However, the former Buckingham Palace official suggested using the aircraft was not the best idea for a royal.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,” he said.

A host of Meghan’s celebrity friends attended the event at exclusive hotel The Mark’s penthouse suite which costs a staggering £57,000 ($75,000) a night.

Tennis star Serena Williams, Meghan’s former Suits co-star Abigail Spencer, stylist Jessica Mulroney and Amal Clooney were among guests at the bash.