His elder brother, Walter Reginald Basil, had died in Greece in 1941 during World War II and Long succeeded to his father's title in 1967.
Long was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1993 New Year Honours.
[1] Viscount Long lived for many years at Steeple Ashton Manor, and later at The Island, Newquay, Cornwall, a house on a rock linked to the mainland by a private suspension bridge.
[citation needed] He was married three times and had three children by his first wife, Margaret (1928–2016).
[4] His funeral service was held at St Mary's Church, Steeple Ashton, on 29 June 2017.