Lord Berners English aristocrat, composer and novelist Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, the 14th Baron Berners, also known as Lord Berners, was BOTD in 1883. Raised in Apley Hall, Shropshire, he had a typically aristocr…

Eccentrically gay English aristocrat Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, the 14th Baron Berners, best known as the model for Lord Merlin in #NancyMitford’s “The Pursuit of Love”, was BOTD [18 September] in 1883. #lordberners #lordmerlin #thepursuitoflove #supergays #bornonthisday