A spokesman for Prince Harry (38) and Duchess Meghan (41) did not accept an apology from the British tabloid "The Sun" for a hateful article by moderator Jeremy Clarkson (62). Rather, the public apology was "just a PR stunt," the Sussexes said on Saturday. This is reported, among other things, by “The Guardian”. Clarkson wrote in an opinion piece last weekend that he "hates" Prince Harry's wife. The play prompted a record number of complaints to the UK Press Council.

"The fact that 'The Sun' has not contacted the Duchess of Sussex to apologize shows their intent. This is nothing but a PR stunt," the royal couple's rep said. "While the public absolutely deserves the paper's regret for the dangerous comments, we wouldn't be in this situation if The Sun didn't continually exploit and capitalize on hate, violence and misogyny."

The Sussexes went on to say, according to the Guardian, "A true apology would be to change all of their reporting and their ethical standards." Unconfidently, the spokesman added: "Unfortunately, we do not expect too much in this regard".

Well-known as a provocateur, TV presenter Clarkson ("Top Gear") caused outrage in Britain when he wrote in "The Sun" that he "dreams of the day when [Duchess Meghan] is paraded naked through every city in Great Britain , while the crowd 'shame!' shouts and throws excrement at them". The article, written in response to the Netflix documentary series Harry

The Sun then printed an apology on Friday, saying the opinion piece had been removed from the newspaper's website and archives. Moderator Clarkson also rowed back on Monday, December 19, but like "The Sun" did not apologize directly to Duchess Meghan.