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• Created by sculptor and illustrator Charles Sykes, based on Sykes’ bronze statuette the ‘Whisper’, commissioned by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. • Design first registered as the ‘official’ Rolls-Royce mascot in 1911; Centenary (2011) marked with an exclusive Collection car, plus images by leading photographer Rankin • Until 1939, every figurine was hand-finished by Sykes and his daughter Josephine • The ‘Whisper’ and other Spirit of Ecstasy figurines are on permanent display at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu Simply Abu Dhabi | 235