2 JULY 1988, Page 21

Noblesse oblige

ROCCO Forte has found something else to dislike in Sir Hugh Wontner: 'He started without a penny and now owns two country estates.' The Honourable Rocco, heredit- ary chairman of his public company, was of course born to the purple of commerce, but could surely afford to show condescen- sion to those who rise from the ranks.