Jeremy Clarkson has faced significant health scares, including being rushed to hospital in October 2025 with an undisclosed illness and undergoing emergency heart surgery with two stents fitted, according to multiple reports. He is concerned that if his representatives follow his end-of-life wishes to withdraw life support, his children will face a large inheritance tax bill under the current government, multiple reports indicate. The specific medical issue that led to his hospitalization in October 2025 has not been disclosed, and the detailed legal or financial implications for his children if life support is withdrawn under current tax rules remain unclear.
Clarkson has made plans for his death and funeral, according to multiple reports. He wants the 23-minute song 'Supper's Ready' by Genesis played at his funeral and to be buried in The Yukon, multiple sources confirm. The reasons for his choice of burial location in The Yukon have not been explained.
Clarkson has criticized Labour's inheritance tax policies, which he describes as an 'absurd tax on the dead,' according to his own statements. Clarkson has banned Prime Minister Keir Starmer and all but one Labour MP from his pub, according to major media reports. The identity of the one Labour MP not banned from his pub has not been revealed, and his specific political motivations for this ban remain unspecified.
In his will, Clarkson plans to leave a cow to James May, all his trousers to Richard Hammond, and his gold watch to his son Finlo under a condition, according to multiple reports. The exact condition attached to leaving his gold watch to his son Finlo has not been specified, and whether other bequests beyond these three items are included in his will is unknown.
Inheritance tax applies in the UK if the estate value exceeds £325,000, according to multiple reports. New inheritance tax rules for agricultural property relief will come into force from April 5, requiring landowners to pay inheritance tax to pass on their farm when they die, according to major media reports. How these new rules will specifically affect farmers beyond the general requirement to pay tax on passing on farms remains uncertain, and the potential impact on Clarkson's own estate under these changes is unclear.