Fyn. En fotografisk rejse

Fyn. En fotografisk rejse - Robert Lacy

Lacey's 1981 work The Kingdom 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. David Brancaccio said: "In Saudi Arabia, Robert Lacey had the kind of access most journalists only dream of."

In 2009 Lacey made the controversial documentary Rehab for Terrorists?: Can Terrorists be Rehabilitated with Kindness? for the Now show for the PBS channel.

This has led to Lacey being employed by American television networks ABC and PBS as a commentator on the subject.

Lacey is also ABC's Good Morning America royal commentator and was in London for the channel covering the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. He was also seen on the BBC's late evening coverage of the event.

Lacey is an alumnus of Bristol Grammar School and a graduate of Selwyn College, Cambridge where he earned a BA in 1967, a diploma of education in 1967, and an MA in 1970. He began his writing career as a journalist on the Illustrated London News, and later The Sunday Times.