Jeremy Clarkson divides fans as he praises Boris Johnson for his 'personal' Queen tribute

express.co.uk:

Jeremy Clarkson, 62, retweeted ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson's passionate speech in tribute to the Queen and said he "agreed with it all".

However, he was faced with the cynicism of some of his 7.8 million followers, whose comments included: "Doubt [the words] are actually his though."Top Gear star Jeremy found himself rushing to the defence of the former PM and insisting that the speech really did come from the heart - but clearly not everyone believed him.Jeremy's comments came as Boris insisted he was "choked with sadness".Boris's statement began: "This is our country's saddest day."In the hearts of everyone, there is an ache at the passing of our Queen - a deep and personal sense of loss."He added that it was "far more intense, perhaps, than we expected".Boris spoke sadly of the "bright and shining light that has finally gone out", commiserating that "millions" of people had paused for thought today when they heard of the traumatic event."She seemed so timeless and wonderful that I am afraid we had come to believe, like children, that she would just go on and on."Wave after wave of grief is rolling across the country from Balmoral - where our thoughts are with the Royal Family - and far beyond this country and throughout that great Commonwealth of Nations that she so cherished, and which cherished her in return," he continued.However, cynics quickly infiltrated Jeremy's post, claiming in the replies that the speech might not have been sincere."The words read out as his were amazing...