Matthew Kelly: Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

The question

Who deserves an apology from you, and for what?

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My parents, because I rather slipped from their standards on more than one occasion. And when they got older, I wish I’d been kinder and more tolerant with them.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 February 2026 source ↗

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Nikki Amuka-Bird

Anyone whose party I said I’d go to and didn’t turn up. I can get quite socially anxious at times.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2025 source ↗

Sofia Coppola American filmmaker and actress

To a girl we were mean to in first grade.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2023 source ↗

Lucy Worsley English historian

To my brother. When he was a small boy, I made him urinate on an electric fence to see if liquid could really transmit electricity.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2017 source ↗

Louis Theroux British and American journalist and author

To everyone who has been out with me and had to deal with my lack of emotional maturity.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 November 2018 source ↗