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 younger self, because I was very, very tough on myself.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
When I was 17 I didn’t visit my gran for six weeks as I was out partying. At the end of that summer she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I never saw the real her again. I would love to say sorry to her as I loved her so much.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2025 source ↗
My younger self for being hard on myself.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2026 source ↗
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