Judith Kerr: Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

Originally asked

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Recorded Judith Kerr said elsewhere, not written here

My parents. We didn’t realise how absolutely desperate they were when we left Germany, because my father couldn’t earn anything. A letter turned up fairly recently in which he said, “We’ve been through a terrible time because Julia [my mother] never stopped talking about suicide and not just for herself, but to take the children with her.”

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 May 2019 source ↗

Others on this question

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Victoria Derbyshire British broadcaster

I’m good at saying sorry – so no one, because I’ve already said it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 September 2021 source ↗

Rylan Clark-Neal English media personality

To the British public for my time on X Factor.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 April 2019 source ↗

Viv Albertine Australian-born British musician and writer

I wish I’d told my mother that, in all the years I knew her, she was never once boring. We weren’t demonstrative, so that would have meant that I loved her.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 October 2020 source ↗

Jacqueline Wilson English novelist

A little girl called Pat. We were nine-year-olds together and all the class made her life a misery. I knew she wanted to be my friend and I would only be friends with her if nobody else was around. I feel dreadful about that.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2022 source ↗