Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Charles Forte, Baron Forte NPG P1168

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Bern Schwartz

Italian-born hotelier; President of Forte PLC. Educated at Dumfries College after moving to Scotland with his family. He opened the first milk bar in in London in 1933 and expanded into catering and hotel businesses. A merger created Trusthouse Forte in 1970, of which he was Chief Executive from 1971 to 1978. The multi-billion pound business included the Little Chef roadside restaurant and Crest, Forte Grand, Travelodge and Posthouse hotels. He became Chairman of the company from 1982 when he was made a Life Peer.... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.