- Born
- Died
- Birth namePeregrine Gerard Worsthorne
- Nicknames
- Perishing Worthless
- Perry
- Peregrine Worsthorne was born on December 22, 1923 in London, England, UK. He was married to Lucinda Lambton and Claudie Marie-Helene de Colasse. He died on October 4, 2020 in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- SpousesLucinda Lambton(May 11, 1991 - October 4, 2020) (his death)Claudie Marie-Helene de Colasse(June 7, 1950 - 1990) (her death, 1 child)
- Knighted in 1991.
- Brother of Sir Simon Towneley, former Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire.
- Former editor of the UK's Sunday Telegraph.
- Given the nickname Perishing Worthless by renowned satirical magazine Private Eye.
- [on reaching 80] "Many of my contemporaries are popping off and I feel a bit ashamed to be carrying on. Besides I find the uncertainties of youth return in old age. When I was young I was told I must not interrupt while adults were talking. Now that is exactly how I feel when I hear young people in conversation."
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