The Prince and Princess of Wales for not knowing when to leave their home.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2023 source ↗
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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My soon-to-be ex-wife, Amanda. I wish I’d been able to do whatever would have been necessary all the way back to keep us as a unit. Probably the worst thing I did was not tell her how miserable I was, certain that I could turn this around somehow.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 October 2023 source ↗
My younger self, because I was very, very tough on myself.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2023 source ↗
I am mortified that we went into Afghanistan, promised to liberate the female population and, 20 years later, dumped them in a situation as bad, robbing girls of their futures.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗
My grandma, who died a few years ago, because I wasn’t able to see her on my last visit to Georgia.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗
The people I hurt when I was suffering with addiction to alcohol and cocaine.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2023 source ↗
My stepmother died a few years ago but I didn’t make that last hour to have a conversation with her, so I’d like to say sorry for that.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
My husband, Ludo, for not really getting why war movies are fun to watch.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2023 source ↗
My children, because I spent the majority of their youth away from them as I’m the breadwinner and I had to pay the bills.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2024 source ↗
My housemate, because I keep shrinking his jumpers in the wash.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 February 2024 source ↗
To everyone I’ve bored.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2024 source ↗
Every woman I dated before I met my wife, because I think I convinced too many people that they were the one, and they were not the one.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 February 2024 source ↗
I’ve apologised to my son, Thomas, for being absent for quite a lot of his first few years, but, as a working mother and breadwinner, I kind of had to be. I like to think I’ve made up for it.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2024 source ↗
My mum. I was horrendous growing up – I was always arguing with her.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗
My father, with whom I had a complex relationship: often, when I was young, his desire to protect me clashed with the stubbornness of my choices.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗
To all my ex-girlfriends because I never turned into the person I thought I was. And to Naomi Campbell, for not being ready to deal with my addictions.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗
My dad, because he died before I could say goodbye.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2024 source ↗
To my first husband for being unfaithful, bossy, and eventually leaving him.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2024 source ↗
My wife, just in case I’ve done something wrong.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 January 2025 source ↗
It would be my mum. She was a terrible alcoholic and I spent a lot of my time kind of hating her but, in the past five years, I realised why she did what she did and I could forgive.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2025 source ↗
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