They had three children: Sasha, Scarlett and Bruno.
His first marriage to Alexandra Jane "Sandi" Avrach ended in 2004 in a legal separation after 34 years. Robert Lacey is trustee to Kent Opera, which provides training and development of professional and amateur opera singers and educational and community workshops linked to operas.ĭuring a live BBC broadcast covering the arrival of the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II in Edinburgh Lacey spoke of his admiration for John Knox whom he erroneously claimed had "cleared the Catholics out of Scotland." Lacey's comments attracted almost 300 complaints and were reported in the national press. The series has been widely criticised in the UK - despite its commercial success - for its historical inaccuracies and artistic inventions former National Trust chairman and ex-Times editor Simon Jenkins branded it "cowardly.fake history".
Lacey is the historical consultant to the Netflix series The Crown. Lacey remains active in academia, giving lectures "around the world". Lacey is a royal correspondent, appearing regularly on ABC's Good Morning America and was in London for the channel covering the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. In 2009 Lacey made the controversial documentary Rehab for Terrorists?: Can Terrorists be Rehabilitated with Kindness? for the Now show for the PBS channel and appeared as a commentator on the subject for the channel. Lacey's Alma Mater Selwyn College, Cambridge Lacey co-wrote his last three articles before Khashoggi was murdered in 2018. Friends he made there included journalist Jamal Khashoggi. To research and write the book Lacey took his wife and children to live for two and a half years in Jeddah in the late 1970s. David Brancaccio said: "In Saudi Arabia, Robert Lacey had the kind of access most journalists only dream of." Lacey's 1981 work The Kingdom, about the Saudi royal family, and its 2009 follow-up Inside the Kingdom have now both been cited as standard study texts for the diplomatic community working inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He began his writing career as a journalist on the Illustrated London News, and later The Sunday Times. Lacey is an alumnus of Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he earned a BA in History in 1967, a diploma of education in 1967, and an MA in 1970. Robert grew up in Bristol and won a scholarship to Bristol Grammar School. Lacey was educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he studied history. He is best known for his work as historian to the Netflix award-winning drama The Crown. He is the author of a number of best-selling biographies, including those of Henry Ford, Eileen Ford, Queen Elizabeth II and other royals, as well as several other works of popular history. Robert Lacey (born 3 January 1944) is a British historian and biographer.
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