Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

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Recorded George Takei said elsewhere, not written here
As a teenager I told my father, “You led us into the camp like sheep to slaughter.” I knew I had hurt him, this man that I loved so much. That’s haunted me all my life.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2019 source ↗

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Tracy-Ann Oberman Actor and writer
To my grandma Faye, because I didn’t realise, when I was growing up, what an icon she was. She fought at Cable Street, and worked her arse off to get the family out of the tenements. She had a lot of wisdom to impart.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 August 2021 source ↗
Elaine Paige English singer and actress
If I have upset someone, I have said sorry to him or her at the time.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2016 source ↗
John Waters American filmmaker
To my teachers in high school - that I didn't punch them in the mouth for discouraging all my interests.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗

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