Robertson was an International Correspondent in CNN's London Bureau from 1993 to 2002, primarily covering British news and politics and other European-based stories. She covered the first Gulf War in 1991 and was one of the first female correspondents to report on live television from inside Iraq during the Allied bombing campaign. She is married to CNN Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson, has two daughters, Lowrie and Nicky, and live in London.