Olga Polizzi (born February 1946) is a British hotelier and interior designer.
She is a former
Westminster City Council
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councillor, representing
Lancaster Gate
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ward for the
Conservative Party
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Political parties called The Conservative P ...
.
Family
She is the mother of the broadcaster and ''
The Hotel Inspector
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In each episode, celebrated hotelier and businesswo ...
'' presenter
Alex Polizzi
Alessandra Maria Luigia Anna Polizzi di SorrentinoBurke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage 2003, vol. 1, p. 1472 (born 28 August 1971), better known as Alex Polizzi, is an English hotelier, businesswoman, and television personality. Since 2008 ...
and Charlotte, who is married to
Oliver Peyton
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Early life
Peyton was born in Sligo and raised in Killasser near Swinford, County Mayo, his mother was the owner of a knitwear facto ...
.
Her brother is Sir
Rocco Forte
Sir Rocco Giovanni Forte (born 18 January 1945) is an English hotelier and the chairman of Rocco Forte Hotels.
Early life
Born in Bournemouth, the son of Charles Forte, Baron Forte, and his wife Irene, he was educated at St Peter's Catho ...
, and their father was
Charles Forte, Baron Forte
Charles Carmine Forte, Baron Forte (26 November 1908 – 28 February 2007) was an Italian-born Scottish hotelier who founded the leisure and hotels conglomerate that ultimately became the Forte Group.
Early life
Charles Forte was born as Car ...
. She is married to
William Shawcross
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Education
Shawcross was educated at St Aubyns Preparatory School ...
(m. 1993), following her former marriage to Count Alessandro Polizzi (m. 1966–1980) until his death.
References
Living people
British people of Italian descent
British hoteliers
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Daughters of life peers
Forte family
1946 births
Women hoteliers
Conservative Party (UK) councillors
Councillors in the City of Westminster
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