Rocco Forte: My business has lost £100m in Covid. I ve had to tighten my belt
The hotelier and Tory donor says that after a disastrous year for hospitality, he s struggling to pay for his daughter s wedding
21 May 2021 • 5:00am
According to the most recent rich list, Sir Rocco Forte s family fortune was worth £345 million
Credit: Andrew Crowley
Losing £100 million in lockdown has required Sir Rocco Forte to have some awkward conversations with his wife, Aliai.
According to the most recent rich list, his family fortune was worth £345 million – but after one of the most difficult years in the history of the travel industry, the pandemic has badly impacted even the multimillionaire owner of luxury hotels like Brown’s in London and The Balmoral in Edinburgh.