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Sir rocco Forte says although his children lydia, 30 , Irene, 29, and Charles, 27, are now all employed by his luxury chain, they still ‘complain they’re not paid enough’. long-term this should not be a problem, given his empire, which includes Brown’s in mayfair and the Balmoral in edinburgh, is reportedly worth at least £320 million. ‘I’m not really sure how it happened,’ lydia tells me. ‘my father’s tactic seemed to be that he asked each of us to get involved in a short-term project — and that was it.’