Jeremy Clarkson responds to criticism over Meghan article: 'Be more careful in the future'

British broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson has issued a groveling apology after receiving backlash over a recent article he wrote about Meghan Markle for The Sun.

Clarkson, 62, pledged to "be more careful in the future" after being criticised over comments he made about the Duchess of Sussex, including from his own daughter Emily Clarkson.

"Oh dear. I've rather put my foot in it. In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people," Clarkson stated on Twitter.

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In the article, Clarkson said he was "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.

"Everyone who's my age thinks the same way," he added.

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His words were a reference to the scene in Season 5 of Games of Thrones when Cersei Lannister is paraded across King's Landing by the High Sparrow, as punishment for her incestuous relationship with her cousin, Lancel.

The article received wide-spread criticism, with the Independent Press Standards Organisation receiving more than 6,000 complaints.

He ended his tweet by saying he is "horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Netflix docuseries has proved divisive. In the series the couple attempted to explain their decision to leave the royal family however left the status of their relationship with members of the monarchy up in the air.

It is understood that despite their criticism of the royal family they will still be invited to King Charles III's coronation on May 6.

Prince Harry's memoir Spare is due for release on January 10, with the royal reportedly scheduling an interview with renowned journalist Anderson Cooper on American 60 Minutes on January 8.

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