Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

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Recorded Lucy Worsley said elsewhere, not written here
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.

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

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Harriet Walter English actress
My mother, because I didn’t appreciate until after she’d gone that she was a vulnerable human being. I just expected her to know everything and be everything.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗
Fran Healy Scottish musician
If I’m ever out of line, I’m very quick to apologise and try to make amends.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 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 ↗

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