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Jeremy Clarkson reveals he is stranded in Botswana alongside Richard Hammond and James May after flight delays – as he boasts about making do with 40 staff in luxury camp with pool<\/h2>\n

Jeremy Clarkson\u00a0took to social media on Tuesday to reveal he has been left stranded in Botswana after a severe flight delay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The TV presenter is currently ‘marooned’ in a luxury camp alongside his co-hosts Richard Hammond, 53, and James May, 60,\u00a0as the threesome completed filming for the next series of The Grand Tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taking to Instagram, the star, 63, decided to document the delay with his followers as he joked about their chance of survival and boasted about living int the lap of luxury with 40 staff waiting on them hand-and-foot.<\/p>\n

Breaking the news with a snap of Hammond and May staring down at their phones alongside the remains of their dinner and half full wine glasses, he wrote: ‘BA have messed up our flight home so we are marooned here at a luxury camp in Botswana. With only 40 staff. It\u2019s all about survival now.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jeremy then proceeded to post regular updates as he charted the threesome’s stay in the remote camp which has a stunning pool.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Drama! Jeremy Clarkson, 63, (left) revealed he has been stranded in Botswana alongside Richard Hammond, 53, (right) and James May, 60, (middle) after flight delays on Tuesday –\u00a0as he boasts about making do with 40 staff in luxury camp with pool\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Stranded:\u00a0The TV presenter is currently ‘marooned’ in a luxury camp alongside his co-hosts as the threesome completed filming for the next series of The Grand Tour<\/p>\n

Sharing a video of the luxury camp they are staying at he wrote: ‘Marooned update. We are coping. But for how long?’\u00a0<\/p>\n

The video showed a huge furnished lounge area before settling on James as he opened the fridge to reveal fully stocked shelves filled with beer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

James then opted for a Jeremy’s brand of Hawkstone lager as he indulged in the beverage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the next post the presenter turned farmer, shared a serene picture of an outdoor pool, sarcastically writing: ‘When BA delay a flight by 12 hours, do they not realise how much hardship they inflict on passengers? We are fighting to stay alive here.’<\/p>\n

Fans began to contribute to the joke in the comments as one teased: ‘Are you bored Jeremy?’ and another added: ‘The\u00a0Bear Grylls approach to survival I see!’<\/p>\n

Later on he posted an adorable snap of a meerkat on its hind legs as it watched the sunset across the sandy plane.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He captioned the snap: ‘Thanks to BA\u2019s incompetence, this is how I\u2019ve been forced to endure my evening.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

The snap provided the opportune moment to make a dig at Richard Hammond, who was often nicknamed ‘the Hamster’ in his Top Gear days.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Living the life: The video showed a huge furnished lounge which featured in the luxury camp<\/p>\n


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Fully stocked: They may be stranded, but the team have no shortage of beverage choice as James examined the fridge<\/p>\n

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Hilarious: Jeremy shared a serene picture of an outdoor pool as he wrote a sarcastic caption, stating ‘We are fighting to stay alive here’\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Funny: Fans caught on immediately as they began interacting with the joke in the comments<\/p>\n

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Adorable: On Tuesday evening he posted an adorable snap of a meerkat on its hind legs as it watched the sunset across the sandy plane<\/p>\n

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Nickname: The snap provided the opportune moment to make a dig at Richard Hammond, who was often nicknamed ‘the Hamster’ in his Top Gear days<\/p>\n

One fan joked: ‘Didn’t know Hammond was so hairy’, while another added ‘A great picture of Hammond’.<\/p>\n

Updating fans on Wednesday morning, as the threesome entered day two of survival, Jeremy shared a snap of two birds as they pecked at his breakfast.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Day two and the horror continues. Two red eyed bulbul birds helping themselves to the sugar for my morning coffee,’ he wrote.<\/p>\n

He upped the drama in the next post as he shared a snap of a Kyote-like animal as it tucked into it’s dead prey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Joking in the caption, he broke the news: ‘James May didn’t make it I’m afraid’, before later updating fans that he misidentified the dead prey and ‘It was actually Richard Hammond who was turned into food’.<\/p>\n

Fans continued to engage with Jeremy’s storytelling, as one asked ‘What was he driving at the time?’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Other’s made a jibe at Richard’s height as they added: ‘Not a big meal then’, and ‘Was it a skinny carcass for the poor [animal]’ with a fox emoji.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Later James was seen enjoying a beer as he relaxed on the settee as Jeremy penned: ‘James May has built a rudimentary shelter and we will cower here until BA get their act together. Pray for us.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Greedy:\u00a0Updating fans on Wednesday morning\u00a0 Jeremy shared a snap of two birds as they pecked at his breakfast<\/p>\n

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Survival of the fittest: Jeremy upped the drama in the next post as he shared a snap of a Kyote-like animal as it tucked into it’s dead prey<\/p>\n

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Misidentification: The star later updated fans that it was in face Richard Hammond who was lost in the predatory battle<\/p>\n

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Easy target: Fans made a joke about Richard Hammond’s height after he was ‘murdered’ by the kyote<\/p>\n

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Staying calm: With Richard gone, James was seen enjoying a beer as he relaxed on the settee<\/p>\n

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Hanging in there: Fans continued to play along to Jeremy’s narrative<\/p>\n

In the comments section fans played along to Jeremy’s narrative as one wrote: ‘He’s looking weaker by the hour’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another joked: ‘I am on my way to visit Hawkstone Brewery this morning. Could I perhaps arrange an emergency supply to be sent to you?’\u00a0<\/p>\n

An eagle-eyed follower noticed the time on James’ phone as he pointed out that the men were having to revert to morning drinking to stay sane.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They wrote: ‘His phone says it\u2019s 10.44 – must be tougher out there to resort to drinking that early! Stay strong’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Posting a snap before the flight disaster, the presenter shared a picture of the three friends in the Botswana landscape as he wrote: ‘Yesterday. Before the horror began. Happier days.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

He later shared a snap of himself and James with a gap in between where Richard, now ‘dead’, should have sat as he wrote: ‘Missing man formation’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fans mourned the ‘loss’ of Richard as one wrote: ‘RIP richy hammond’ while another joked ‘He\u2019s there. Just forgot the booster seat’.<\/p>\n

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Calm before the storm: Posting a snap before the flight disaster, the presenter shared a picture of the three friends in the Botswana landscape<\/p>\n

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Heatrbreak:\u00a0He later shared a snap of himself and James with a gap in between where Richard, now ‘dead’, should have sat<\/p>\n

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Joking around: Fans both mourned and poked fun at Richard’s ‘death’\u00a0<\/p>\n

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