Meghan Markle visited a Cotswolds pub with Ellen DeGeneres this September, arriving just 20 minutes from Jeremy Clarkson’s establishment after being snubbed by the broadcaster in a previous column.
The Duchess of Sussex’s initial public outing in the UK this week took place at The Three Horseshoes pub situated near Burford, Oxfordshire. She reunited there with US television presenter Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi for her first outing in the UK since relocating to Montecito, California.
- Total votes cast reached 4,203 readers through an Express poll.
- A total of 3,847 voters supported a ban against the Duchess.
- Only 290 voters opposed the measure, while 66 were undecided.
The Duchess chose The Three Horseshoes rather than visiting Clarkson’s establishment, The Farmer’s Dog. Although it remains unconfirmed if Meghan purposely picked a different location to dodge the Clarkson’s Farm host, she clearly did not intend to endorse either Jeremy himself or the Hawkstone brand through this omission.
There is no affection between Clarkson and Meghan, stemming from a 2022 column in The Sun where the presenter wrote that he hates her on a cellular level. In that article, Jeremy revealed he pictures the day she is forced to march uncovered through every British town while onlookers shout, ‘Shame!’ and pelt her with waste material.
He subsequently apologised, maintaining the words were a clumsy reference to a Game of Thrones scene. Jeremy said: “I’m horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future,” according to AOL.
Readers of the Express have now voted that Clarkson should take things one step further and ban Meghan from his pub. Meghan is now counted among individuals such as James May—Clarkson’s former Top Gear colleague—alongside Keir Starmer and every Labour MP, whom Clarkson famously barred during Starmer’s tenure as Prime Minister. Richard Hammond has also been playfully shown the door.
| Voter Response Category | Number of Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Yes (Ban Meghan) | 3,847 | – |
| No (Do Not Ban) | 290 | – |
| Did Not Know | 66 | – |
