Hugh Crossley, 4th Baron Somerleyton

The Rt Hon Hugh Francis Savile Crossley, 4th Baron Somerleyton (born 1971) is a British restaurateur and hotel owner.^[1]

Biography

The fourth child and only son of Saville Crossley, 3rd Baron Somerleyton and his wife, he was raised at the family home of Somerleyton Hall in Lowestoft, Suffolk. He developed a business within the entertainment industry, initially bringing the Eastern Haze Festival to Somerleyton Hall.^[2][3]

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.^[4][5] He presently owns the Fritton House hotel near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.^[6][7]

Somerleyton succeeded as 4th Baron on the death of his father in 2012. He opened a new restaurant in Norfolk in June 2013.^[8]

Marriage & Children

In May 2008, Somerleyton was described as the boyfriend of Jecca Craig,^[1] a Kenyan socialite and former girlfriend of Prince William of Wales.^[9] The following year, in 2009, however, he married Lara Bailey, with whom he has three children:^[10]

• Hon John Crossley (born February 2010)
• Hon Christabel Maris Tessa Crossley (born 19 April 2012)
• Hon Margot Phyllis Mary Crossley (born June 2014)

References

1. Walker, Tim (31 May 2008). "Royal rumble for Jessica Craig". Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 6 September 2008.
2. "Eastern Haze festival tickets go on sale". EDP24. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
3. "Don't miss: Eastern Haze Festival". Norwich Evening News. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
4. "Aristocrat sells restaurants as his company goes bust (Hugh Crossley) (Empty Quarter Restaurants)". Caterer & Hotelkeeper. 23 September 2004. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
5. "Middle Eastern promise?". Caterer Search. 19 March 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
6. "Fritton House hotel, Norfolk". Caterer & Hotelkeeper. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
7. Jackson, Nicole (21 January 2007). "Checking in: Fritton House". The Observer (London). Retrieved 6 September 2008.
8. "Chipping In". Norfolkmag.co.uk. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
9. Eden, Richard (17 October 2009). "Prince William's former 'fiancée' Jecca Craig calls off wedding". The Daily Telegraph (London, UK). Retrieved 19 April 2014.
10. The Peerage, entry for 4th Lord Somerleyton, thepeerage.com; accessed 30 March 2016.