The story behind that sign on the hood of Rolls-Royce!

Rolls-Royce cars are world-famous for their aristocratic temperament, which has conquered the hearts of heads of state, nobles and rich people, including the British royal family. It is called "the emperor's car" and is a symbol of status and identity. Wherever the Queen of England goes, the car must be Rolls Royce. The classic logo of "Flying Goddess" on Rolls-Royce is called the most famous and moving logo in automobile history. However, since the birth of Rolls-Royce, it has not appeared on the car body, but it was born in a real but unknown sad love.

Seven portraits and a love beyond the world.

The summer of 1902 was a very unusual summer for Eleanor Thornton. She is a beautiful girl, but because of her extraordinary appearance and clever mind, fate doesn't like her very much. When he was young, Thornton was abandoned by his father and lived alone with his mother who made a living by shining shoes. In order to support the family and treat her mother who is seriously ill in bed, she can only be a social butterfly in a nightclub.

Because of his beauty and good singing and dancing, Thornton soon became a red man in nightclubs and was admired by many aristocratic dudes. But Thornton, though humble, was born proud. She knows that the men who claim to love her only love her beauty and figure. Once they get it, one day they will abandon her like a rag.

That night, Thornton began to perform at the most popular nightclub in London as usual. After the performance, Thornton still received some gifts from men. She accidentally found a special gift among the gifts. This is a sketch of a character whose main character is her dance. Maybe this painting is just a boring aristocratic young master to make her happy. Thornton paid no special attention to this. But what she didn't expect was that she received another portrait the next day. This time, she looked like a princess in the moonlight, noble and melancholy. In the next three days, Thornton received the portrait of the waiter. In each portrait, she was charming, melancholy or innocent.

On the seventh day, Thornton waited directly at the backstage entrance after the performance, and finally she met the mysterious man who sent the painting. That is a handsome man with angular outline and deep eyes. He is John montague.

Montague, a British Conservative MP from a well-known family, was a famous figure at that time. He is not only a racing fan, but also a painting fan. He has just become the editor-in-chief of Automotive Illustrated. Montague and her friends first met Thornton on the stage of a nightclub. She is dancing like a lonely and proud swan. He was attracted by her special temperament. The girl with brown curly hair and melancholy eyes seems to be a classical and beautiful oil painting. Montague was in a daze for a while, so she couldn't help taking down her portrait. From then on, he fell madly in love with her smile. Until she really stood in front of him, he still felt like falling into a dream.

Thornton and Montague met in this way, and lightning and thunder sparked the spark of love. Montague became Thornton's most loyal and special audience. However, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, montague only told her that she was the editor-in-chief of Automotive Illustrated, and worried that Thornton would have doubts because of the disparity in identity.

Strong love made montague abandon noble precepts. In order to see Thornton all the time, he paid off all the debts of the nightclub for her, made her his secretary, took her to see his friends without scruple, and lived with Thornton regardless of anyone's obstruction.

Love is missed and lost in a circle.

But God always seems to be jealous of perfect love. A good friend didn't want to see montague "so degenerate" for a dancer, so he quietly told his family about him and Thornton. When montague's family learned that he was "keeping a dancer" outside, they were shocked and angry. They think it's an insult to the family.

So the angry old Sir montague immediately sent someone to get montague back. They held a family meeting and tried montague like a prisoner. Montague argued with his father that he and Thornton really loved each other, and no one could stop their love. He even claimed that he was willing to give up the title for Thornton. The old jazz flew into a rage. He said to Montague: You will have nothing.

Sure enough, the old jazz in a fit of pique interrupted economic support for montague. Montague felt that it was impossible to continue to give Thornton a rich and happy life on the meager salary of the newspaper, but he didn't want his beloved girl to live an embarrassing life again. However, they not only have to eat and dress, but also pay the expensive rent of the apartment. Montague gradually fell short, and he began to borrow money from his friends to maintain his dignity. However, most of these people are family friends of Montague and have received instructions, and no one is willing to help him. The old jazz felt that as long as he cornered his son, he would go home. Montague finally fell into an unprecedented desperate situation.

Thornton, who knows nothing, is still immersed in ecstatic love, but sometimes when she sees montague angry with herself for trifles, she will feel confused and at a loss, and even wonder if montague is a little tired of her and wants to leave her. While she was thinking, Old Sir montague found her.

It turned out that after montague ran away from home for half a year, the old jazz was very annoyed to see his son so unruly and showed no sign of turning back. So he wrote a letter to montague, telling him that his mother was dying. After receiving this letter, montague told Thornton with great anxiety that his mother was very ill and he had to go home.

Then, the proud old jazz came to the door. From his mouth, Thornton learned all the truth: her beloved montague is not only prominent, but also about to marry a noble lady. Therefore, it is nonsense for his father to say that she wants to enter the upper class in such a humble capacity. If she marries his son, the child born will be an insult to the noble lineage of the Montague family.

Finally, the old jazz dropped a sum of money and let Thornton take the money and fly away, leaving his son alone. After the old jazz left, she finally couldn't hold on, and her face was full of tears. She thinks she is really too low. How can a nobleman like Montague fall in love with her? Associated with montague's abnormal performance during this period of time, as well as her hidden identity, she almost believed what the old jazz said. However, Thornton still has a glimmer of hope that montague will come back and tell her in person that all this is false and that he really loves her.

But after waiting in the apartment for a month, Thornton didn't get any news from montague. Thornton was heartbroken and finally believed that montague not only played with her feelings, but also didn't want to pay more money for her. At this time, she unexpectedly found herself pregnant, so she had to use the money left by the old jazz to pay the rent and find another cheap house to live in.

When montague hurried home, his mother came out to meet him unharmed, and he realized it was a scam. But it was too late, and he was put directly into the castle. When he was released three months later, it was winter and it was snowing heavily in London. The old jazz told him in a tone colder than the weather we investigated that the woman you love has run away with the rich.

Montague naturally won't believe his father's words. He finally rushed back to the apartment, only to find that, as his father said, the apartment was empty, and valuables and jewels were gone with Thornton. Montague felt dark at that time, and there was a feeling of tumbling in the abyss.

From then on, montague closed his heart. He no longer believed in faithful love and lived a dissolute life. 1905, after the death of the old Sir, he became the second generation Sir montague of Beuriot and married Cecil, a noble lady.

Love is in the deep sea, love is in the wind.

Montague's married life is not happy. He left his wife in the cold at home and got together with his close friends who shared the same smell all day. 1906 In the spring, a new bar specially invited a group of strippers to perform in order to attract business. When montague and his friends heard about it, they immediately invited each other to play together. The girls who showed their sexy figure and danced wildly caused waves of sensation and screaming, and montague and his friends were also immersed in an atmosphere of excitement and happiness. When the last girl in purple came out, montague, who was still excited, suddenly froze. Leng Yan's face with heavy makeup is so familiar and Thornton-like. Although I have been deliberately trying to forget her, her voice and smile always linger in his mind.

When the girl in purple took off her last dress, the stage almost boiled. Montague saw a striking red mole on her chest, in the same position as Thornton. Montague couldn't believe his eyes. He immediately told himself that it might just be a drunken illusion. Now Thornton may be living a luxurious life with some rich man. He almost rushed backstage, looking for the purple dancer among those women, and finally in a corner, he saw the woman sorting out her belongings little by little.

With such melancholy eyes and such a beautiful face, can anyone be Thornton? Three years later, Thornton and Montague met again under such embarrassing circumstances. She didn't know how to face the man she loved deeply, so she had to flee in a hurry. Montague followed Thornton for several blocks. He saw Thornton and his children in a shabby house in a low slum. Montague's eyes went red when he saw seven portraits he had painted for Thornton pasted on the wall one by one.

They finally figured out the truth of the matter, and the misunderstanding and resentment between them vanished at this moment.

In recent years, in order to support himself and his children, Thornton had to return to his old job and earn money by laughing. Montague looked at her haggard face and burst into tears unconsciously. He vowed to make up for everything he gave her.

On the night when montague came home, he announced to his family that he would divorce his wife Cecil and marry Thornton. His mother fainted with anger. At this time, Cecil, who loved her husband deeply, tried to help him out of trouble. She said she could accept Thornton and even let her move in with them.

Cecil's words calmed montague down. Considering his indifference to Cecil in recent years, he felt sad that she could put herself in his and his family's shoes at a critical moment and willingly fulfill his love. Finally, montague put Thornton and his children in an apartment in London. For the sake of family reputation, montague's love with Thornton can only continue underground, and he feels depressed and miserable. At this time,

Charles Sykes is an artist friend in montague. He was deeply moved by their tortuous love. At the request of montague, he created a vivid sculpture based on Thornton: a young girl stood in the wind, let her skirt fly in the wind, but gently put her index finger on her lips, which symbolized the unspeakable secret feelings between Thornton and Montague. This sculpture is named "Whispering". Montague posted the first "whisper" on the front of his Rolls-Royce "Silver Ghost" car, implicitly expressing his love. Soon, this unique symbol was regarded as a fashion by ignorant upper-class Rolls-Royce owners.

This trend was quickly understood by Mr. Rolls, one of the founders of Rolls-Royce. He found his good friend montague and entrusted him to ask Sykes to design a special logo for Rolls-Royce on the basis of "whispering". This time, Sikes asked Thornton's advice, and changed the "whispering" girl's hands to stretch back like wings, thus the most classic symbol of "flying goddess" in automobile history was born. 1911On February 6th, the silver-plated "Flying Goddess" officially flew on the luxurious front of Rolls-Royce and became the symbol of Rolls-Royce. The opening ceremony of "Goddess of Flying" was as grand as the first Rolls-Royce rolled off the assembly line. In this way, montague expressed his deep affection for his lover Thornton in a special way. Whenever he drives his goddess Thornton in the wind and the beautiful signs shine in the sun, Thornton feels that the air is full of love and she becomes the happiest woman in the world.

Envy and beauty. Montague was sent to India to inspect the motorized troops. In order to accompany their lover and comfort him, Thornton and Montague boarded a ship bound for the Indian Ocean. 65438+February 65438+March, when montague and Thornton sailed into the Mediterranean, they were hit by German torpedoes.

Montague clung to Thornton in the icy water, but Thornton's body was quickly frozen. At the moment when she was about to lose consciousness completely, she tried her best to say to him for the last time: "I love you!" " Later, in The Love of My Life, montague witnessed his women being swallowed up by the ruthless waves. ...

Montague drifted at sea for 36 hours and was finally rescued. After returning to England, he couldn't recover from the grief of losing Thornton for a long time, and he was in a trance all day, stroking the sign of "flying goddess" and crying. Mr. Rouse decided to soothe his friend's broken heart in a special way.

Starting from 19 15, Rolls-Royce will change the symbol of "flying goddess" based on Thornton from silver to nickel alloy, because only the golden statue can represent the unparalleled quality of Rolls-Royce cars, and only this eternal glory can reflect the deep sorrow between Thornton and Montague for 13 years.

Love has returned to the sea, but eternal love is told by every "flying goddess" standing in front of Rolls-Royce. They are always whispering in the wind.