After the news hit the headlines, one user cheekily asked the former Top Gear host: "Will you be following mad Ed's advice of serving warmer beer?" to which he replied: "The man isn't sensible."

It comes after the Clarkson's Farm star took a brutal swipe at Keir Starmer as World War 3 fears grow amid the conflict in the Middle East. In an attempt to offer fans a bit of light relief from the worrying news hitting the headlines, he shared a cheeky video on X - formerly known as Twitter.

As he cracked open a bottle of his Hawkstone Session Larger, he confessed: "It's not a great time to be English. We were annihilated by the Australians at cricket, and we were destroyed by the Scottish and the Irish at rugby.

"Our Royal Family is in serious trouble, and we have a completely useless government, but we do have Hawkstone," he declared before taking a big gulp of the alcoholic beverage.

Earlier this week, the motoring journalist left fans gutted with an "important announcement" from his Oxfordshire farm. Sharing a snap of a notice board announcing his farm shop's temporary closure on social media.

He explained: "UPDATE - We'll be making a few changes to the shop over the next week, so our usual farm shop will be closed from Monday 16th to Tuesday 24th March. We know some of you may already have plans to visit, so we'll have a temporary shop set up in the lambing barn (just around the back of the usual shop) during that time.

"It won't quite be the full Diddly experience, but you'll still be able to pick up a few bits while you're here. If you're planning a trip and want the shop as you know it, we'd recommend visiting from the 25th March onwards."

Fans were gutted by the news, with some already having trips planned. One user mused: "We were visiting the Cotswolds from 20th to 23rd, never mind... another time. Good luck." However, others were excited to see what changes were to come on the farm, as one declared: "I'll be coming down in May! So, so excited."