Simon Perry

Simon Perry
Title: Chief Foreign Correspondent
Expertise: Royalty, British Royal Family, Human Interest, Music

Simon has reported on the British royal family for more than 20 years, including the landmark reign of Queen Elizabeth.

He has covered the working lives and royal weddings of Prince William and Prince Harry.

He is the consulting producer on two major PEOPLE/ABC documentaries, The Story of Diana and The Story of the Royals, which followed the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

Experience

Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE. He has more than 25 years’ experience at PEOPLE covering the royals, human interest and celebrity. Prior to joining PEOPLE he worked on various newspapers, from the Evening Standard to the Daily Telegraph, beginning his career at the Western Mail in Cardiff.


About PEOPLE

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