Jeremy Clarkson forgot to invite most friends to book launch

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 14:32 · Archive

Jeremy Clarkson joked that he had forgotten to ask most of his friends to his book launch party at the Savoy in London.

Jeremy Clarkson held a launch party for his new book Diddly Squat: The G.O.A.T. at the Savoy in London on 8 October. The event was attended by fewer people than might be expected given Clarkson's public profile.

When called upon to address the guests, Clarkson joked about having forgotten to invite most of his friends. He said: 'Please don't tell anybody you were here because I woke up this morning and suddenly remembered that I had forgotten to ask most of my friends. It's rather embarrassing, and I'd prefer if they never found out that this had happened at all.'

Sunday Times columnist Giles Coren, who attended, wrote that when he and his wife arrived about an hour after the start, the venue was not as full as expected. Coren initially wondered whether people were losing interest in Clarkson's writing, but concluded that was not the explanation. He reported that the remark about forgotten invitations drew laughter from the assembled guests, who appeared pleased to be among the remembered few.

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• Jeremy Clarkson pleads 'please don’t tell anybody' after big mistakeClarkson's Farm and Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson has pleaded, "Please don’t tell anybody", after making a mistake.Oxford Mail · 15 Oct, 14:00
• Jeremy Clarkson pleads 'please don’t tell anybody' after big mistakeClarkson's Farm and Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson has pleaded, "Please don’t tell anybody", after making a mistake.Oxfordshire Guardian · 15 Oct, 14:00

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