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LE ROSSIGNOL: A REFUGE FOR CREATIVITY

Tue Mar 31 13:58:00 CEST 2026Press Release

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During the later years of his life, Sir Henry Royce spent each winter at his private residence on the French Riviera. The villa, named La Mimosa, was built in the hills above the village of Le Canadel in 1911, after Sir Henry had visited the area during a period of rest after the intense effort of establishing Rolls-Royce’s manufacturing base at Nightingale Road, Derby. In addition to La Mimosa, Royce had two other houses built: Le Bureau served as a ...

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ROLLS-ROYCE AND YACHTING: A SHARED HERITAGE

Thu Mar 26 09:00:00 CET 2026Press Kit

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has a longstanding relationship with the world of yachting, through a shared interest in harnessing fine materials and craftsmanship in the pursuit of performance and an overlapping clientele. Historically and in the modern era, racing yachts have informed key elements of Rolls-Royce’s design language, and provided direct inspiration for motor cars, including the fabled Phantom Drophead Coupé and the Boat Tail Coachbuild commissions.

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ROLLS-ROYCE COACHBUILD: A GLORIOUS LEGACY. A SPECTACULAR FUTURE.

Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 CET 2026Press Kit

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Coachbuilding is the art and science of creating bespoke bodywork on a pre-assembled chassis, a craft that predates the motor car itself. At one time all but extinguished by mass production, coachbuilding today lives on at the Home of Rolls-Royce, drawing on more than a century of experience and the marque’s unique Bespoke capabilities.

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THE SPIRIT OF ECSTASY: A CONSTANT PRESENCE SINCE 1911

Thu Mar 05 13:00:00 CET 2026Press Kit

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This press kit provides an overview of the Spirit of Ecstasy – the enduring emblem of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars since 1911. It traces her origins, evolution and continuing relevance within the marque’s cultural and creative narrative. For information about Phantom, Ghost, Cullinan and Spectre – including Extended and Black Badge variants – and the materials and techniques used in their manufacture, please refer to the specific product press kits.

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ROLLS-ROYCE CELEBRATES TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF BLACK BADGE: THE TRANSFORMATIVE ALTER EGO

Mon Mar 02 14:06:00 CET 2026Press Release

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From the very beginning, Rolls-Royce has been defined not only by elegance, craftsmanship and superlative engineering, but by individualism, rebellion and a willingness to defy convention. This spirit was embodied by the marque’s founders themselves. That same spirit of self-expression and creative defiance has echoed through Rolls-Royce’s history ever since. It found its most contemporary and powerful expression in Black Badge, the marque’s alter ego.

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A CELEBRATION OF TIMELESS HERITAGE AND A FUTURE CLASSIC: ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS DEBUTS AT OBEROI CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE

Wed Feb 25 08:00:00 CET 2026Press Release

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars reflects with satisfaction on its inaugural participation at the Oberoi Concours d’Elegance, recently held at The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur. This debut marked a significant moment in the marque’s history in India, a region that has been intrinsically linked with the spirit of Rolls-Royce for over a century.

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ROLLS-ROYCE SPECTRE: CRAFTED TO BECOME A FUTURE CLASSIC

Thu Feb 05 14:00:00 CET 2026Press Release

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Rolls-Royce Spectre is increasingly recognised by clients and collectors as a motor car of lasting significance. Commissioned with the same permanence that defines every Rolls-Royce, Spectre and its Black Badge alter ego have rapidly established their place within the marque’s emerging Goodwood-era collector canon.

ROLLS-ROYCE COUPÉS: A BOLD LEGACY OF POWER AND PRESENCE

Thu Feb 05 12:00:00 CET 2026Press Kit

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This Press Kit explores the significance of the coupé in Rolls-Royce history – a body style associated with power, presence and proportion. From the earliest coachbuilt two-door motor cars commissioned on rolling chassis, through the return of fixed-head and drophead coupés in the Goodwood era, to Spectre – the world’s first ultra-luxury electric super coupé – it traces how this form has evolved alongside advances in technology and craftsmanship.

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CELEBRATING THE CENTENARY OF AN ICON: A YEAR OF PHANTOM STORIES

Thu Dec 18 14:07:00 CET 2025Press Release

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Throughout 2025, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has celebrated the centenary of its pinnacle product and the most famous nameplate in luxury history: Phantom. These celebrations focused on the people, places and events that shaped Phantom’s incredible story, and how this extraordinary motor car has both reflected and influenced the world around it.

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ROLLS-ROYCE COMMEMORATES 150 YEARS SINCE THE BIRTH OF CHARLES SYKES

Tue Dec 16 15:11:00 CET 2025Press Release

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of the most important individuals in the marque’s foundation story: Charles Robinson Sykes. A gifted artist, illustrator and sculptor, Sykes was best known for creating the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot, which has gracefully guided Rolls-Royce motor cars since 1911. Today, his work is recognised as the moment artistry and emotional expression first became part of the marque’s identity – ...

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ROLLS-ROYCE HERITAGE: FROM 1904 TO TODAY – AND BEYOND

Thu Nov 27 14:12:00 CET 2025Press Kit

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This Press Kit provides an overview of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ unique, immensely rich heritage, from the first meeting in May 1904 between its founders, Sir Henry Royce and The Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls, to its contemporary activities at the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood.

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PHANTOM AT 100: REFLECTING AND SHAPING THE WORLD THROUGH BESPOKE

Wed Oct 08 13:57:00 CEST 2025Press Release

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Since the launch of the first Phantom in May 1925, motor cars bearing this storied nameplate have enabled their owner to create something entirely unique and personal to them. Through the Bespoke details they commissioned, Rolls-Royce Phantom clients have also expressed the values, priorities and aesthetics of their time.

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STORIES BENEATH THE SURFACE: ROLLS-ROYCE REVEALS THE MOST INTRICATE WOODWORK IN ITS HISTORY

Tue Sep 30 14:01:00 CEST 2025Press Release

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In 2025, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars marks the centenary of Phantom. To mark this milestone, Rolls-Royce will soon unveil an exclusive Private Collection. For this landmark motor car, which honours the brand’s pinnacle product, designers, craftspeople and engineers pushed their artistry further than ever, developing three woodworking techniques never before seen on a Rolls-Royce: 3D marquetry, 3D ink layering and gold leafing.

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PHANTOM AT 100: ROLLS-ROYCE REFLECTS ON PLACES AND MOMENTS THAT SHAPED PHANTOM’S FIRST CENTURY

Tue Sep 23 13:59:00 CEST 2025Press Release

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The story of Phantom spans 100 years, and the entire world. Today, Phantom owners can be found in over 100 countries on six continents, with each individual motor car commissioned to satisfy both its owner’s personal tastes and codes of luxury, and the specific conditions and surroundings in which it operates.

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ROLLS-ROYCE CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF PHANTOM AT GOODWOOD REVIVAL 2025

Thu Sep 11 16:27:00 CEST 2025Press Release

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars continues its year-long programme marking the centenary of its pinnacle product, Phantom, at this weekend’s Goodwood Revival. The centrepiece of the marque’s annual presence at the event will be a display on the Aerodrome Lawn, consisting of five magnificent Phantoms representing key moments and developments in the model’s 100-year history.

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PHANTOM AT 100: FROM ROCK ‘N’ ROLL TO RAP – PHANTOM’S BOLD CENTURY IN MUSIC

Fri Aug 22 01:00:00 CEST 2025Press Release

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The connection between Rolls-Royce and the world of popular music is almost as old as the recording industry itself. Of all models, Phantom – the pinnacle of the marque – is the Rolls-Royce most closely associated with the world of music. Over eight generations and 100 years – a centenary the nameplate celebrates in 2025 – this extraordinary motor car has been consistently chosen by some of the most creative and influential figures in musical history.

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PHANTOM AT 100: A SILENT WITNESS TO A CENTURY OF ART

Wed Aug 06 13:59:00 CEST 2025Press Release

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Rolls-Royce has been associated with the greatest names in contemporary art since its foundation. Masters including Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Christian ‘Bébé’ Bérard and Cecil Beaton all travelled by Rolls-Royce. However, it is Phantom, the marque’s pinnacle product which celebrates its centenary in 2025, that is most closely linked to the art world.

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ROLLS-ROYCE CELEBRATES THE OPENING OF THE SUMMER SEASON AT THE HURLINGHAM CLUB

Thu Jun 26 18:04:00 CEST 2025Press Release

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London marks the opening of the Summer Season with its return to the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic at The Hurlingham Club in West London this week. It is the first in a series of high society occasions in which Rolls-Royce will serve a gentle presence across London and further afield in Britain during the summer months.

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A CENTURY OF POWER AND INFLUENCE: THE ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM AT 100

Fri May 02 12:01:00 CEST 2025Press Release

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Phantom occupies a unique place in the history of Rolls-Royce. At any given time during the last 100 years, it has represented the very best in effortless luxury, engineering excellence, fine materials and exquisite, highly skilled craftsmanship. Across eight generations, each as storied as the last, Phantom has remained unrivalled – not just as the marque’s flagship motor car, but the world’s pinnacle luxury product.

THE ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM AT 100

Fri May 02 11:59:00 CEST 2025Press Release

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Throughout 2025 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is celebrating 100 years of its most famous nameplate – Phantom. To mark this auspicious milestone, every Rolls-Royce Phantom hand-crafted at the Home of Rolls-Royce this year will be completed with a special centenary chassis plaque. Rolls-Royce will also be honouring the occasion with a number of exciting activations throughout the year.

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