Death, taxes, and Jeremy Clarkson Tweeting advice from a yacht or Bentley on A-level results day.

The Diddly Squat Farm owner and TV presenter stayed true to form as he offered a warm shoulder to anyone disappointed with their results.

Clarkson, 63, who is by now famous for having 2 U's and a C, changed it up this year. Instead of referencing a car or something similar, he mentioned his new pride and joy, the farm.

He Tweeted: "It’s not the end of the world if your A level results aren’t what you’d hoped for. I got a C and 2 Us and here I am today with my own brewery."

In response, the user CyberOwel said: "You tweet this every year. Still a public service though".

David Mackayy, in a similar vein, commented: "Every single year I wait for this tweet and every single year I’m not disappointed".

The annual tweet stretches back to August 2014, when Clarkson said: "If your A level results aren't joyous take comfort from the fact I got a C and two Us. And I have a Mercedes Benz."

Other annual Tweets include: “If the teachers didn't give you the A level results you were hoping for, don't worry. I got a C and 2Us and I've ended up happy, with loads of friends and a Bentley.”

"Don’t worry if your A level results are disappointing. I got a C and 2 Us and I’m currently holidaying on this boat."

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan says this year's A-levels have been graded fairly, despite students having missed out on taking their GCSEs because of the Covid pandemic.

"We've made sure that they had some additional things put into the system," Keegan told BBC Breakfast.

Students received "some additional aide memoires for certain subjects".

"It's a very sophisticated system and we have very senior examiners making sure that they calibrate to those 2019 results," she says.

Asked about the different systems in Wales and Northern Ireland, Keegan says: "We had some more adjustments last year, which is pretty much where the Welsh and Irish are this year. So they're about a year behind."

BBC Education Editor Branwen Jeffreys said today: "UCAS is saying 79% of university applicants are confirmed at their first choice - up slightly from 2019.

"Most will know by now as they log on to their personal account if they have a place - even though they don’t have their grades".