Inside Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat farm as show is ‘dropped after Harry and Meghan apology’

Jeremy Clarkson’s hit Amazon Prime show Clarkson’s Farm is reportedly at risk of cancellation after Jeremy faced a backlash over a controversial newspaper column that attacked the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Writing in The Sun on December 16 2022, Jeremy wrote that he hated Meghan Markle, 41, “on a cellular level,” before adding, in reference to Game of Thrones, that 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.”

Jeremy also described Prince Harry, 38, as a “glove puppet,” with no control of his own actions.

The 62 year old columnist faced a wave of criticism over the column and The Sun took it down.

The newspaper apologised for the publication of the piece on December 23 and on Monday 16 January Clarkson took to his personal Instagram account to offer a more personal apology to Harry and Meghan.

Explaining that he wanted to “buck the trend,” of public figure apologies tending to be “never enough,” for those who called for them, he wrote: “I really am sorry. From the balls of my feet to the follicles on my head. This is me putting my hands up.”

He then said that he wasn’t sexist and had privately messaged Harry and Meghan to apologise for the gaffe.

However, Jeremy’s apology seems to have only stoked the flames further and prompted Harry and Meghan to issue another statement condemning him.

And it now looks like Jeremy’s hit show Clarkson’s Farm could even be at risk as Amazon reportedly considers dropping him.

At the moment, season two is set to drop on February 10, but it’s not clear if a third season will now be commissioned.

The farm, known as Diddly Squat Farm, is based near the town of Chipping Norton in the beautiful Cotswolds region, known for its’ historic stone buildings.

Despite the farm being owned by Jeremy, the series mostly follows him learning how to run it from more experienced local farmhands including fan favourite and Chipping Norton local Kaleb Cooper.

This is because Jeremy’s only recently decided to quite literally get his hands dirty on the farm, having previously taken a hands off approach to the property.

Speaking to Country Life, Jeremy described the property as a “perfectly average,” of 1,000 acres.

The farm produces wheat, barley and according to Jeremy, also houses “a few sheep.”

Although it’s not an organic farm, Jeremy says he’s keen to encourage local wildlife where he can: “We’ve created quite a big wetland area for the insects. We’ve got beetle strips running through the fields. We’ve put a turtle dove mix in.”

The success of the Amazon prime series has also lead to the launch of a farm shop, the Diddly Squat farm shop, on the land – which has proved a hit with both locals and tourists.

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