Hugh Crossley, 4th Baron Somerleyton


Hugh Francis Savile Crossley, 4th Baron Somerleyton is a British restaurateur and hotel owner.

Early life and family

Hugh Francis Savile Crossley was born 27 September 1971, the fourth child and only son of William Crossley, 3rd Baron Somerleyton and his wife, Belinda Maris Loyd. His siblings include: Hon. Isabel Alicia Claire Crossley, Camilla Mary Lara Somerleyton, Alicia Phyllis Belinda Somerleyton, and Louisa Bridget Vivien Somerleyton.
He was raised at the family home of Somerleyton Hall in Lowestoft, Suffolk. He is the grandson of Francis Savile Crossley, 2nd Baron Somerleyton, and the great-grandson of Savile Crossley, 1st Baron Somerleyton, a Liberal Unionist politician who served as Paymaster General from 1902 to 1905.
From 1983 until 1984, he served as Second Page of Honour to Elizabeth II.
He was educated at Eton College and Anglia Polytechnic University.

Peerage

In 2012, Somerleyton succeeded to the title of Baron Somerleyton, upon on the death of his father.

Career

He developed a business within the entertainment industry, initially bringing the Eastern Haze Festival to Somerleyton Hall.
He formerly owned two Dish Dash Persian restaurants in London operated under the company name Empty Quarter Restaurants, which were sold after his holding company went out of business in 2004. He presently owns the Fritton House hotel near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
In June 2013, he opened a new restaurant in Norfolk.
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk in 2019.

Personal life

In May 2008, Somerleyton was described as the boyfriend of Jecca Craig, a Kenyan socialite and former girlfriend of Prince William of Wales. The following year, in 2009, however, he married Lara Bailey, with whom he has three children: