Peregrine Worsthorne
British editor of the Sunday Telegraph (1923-2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Peregrine Gerard Worsthorne (22 December 1923 ā 3 October 2020) was a British journalist, writer and broadcaster. Worsthorne spent the largest part of his career at the Telegraph newspaper titles, eventually becoming editor of The Sunday Telegraph for several years. He left the newspaper in 1997.[1]
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Sir Peregrine Worsthorne | |
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Born | (1923-12-22)22 December 1923 |
Died | 3 October 2020(2020-10-03) (aged 96) Buckinghamshire, England |
Education | Stowe School Peterhouse, Cambridge Magdalen College, Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer, broadcaster |
Spouse(s) | Claudie Baynham (1950-1990) Lucinda Lambton (1991 to date) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1943ā1945 |
Rank | Second lieutenant |
Service number | 278628 |
Unit | Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry GHQ Liaison Regiment |
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Worsthorne died on 3 October 2020 at his home in Buckinghamshire, aged 96.[2]