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Rolls-Royce automobiles are world-renowned for their aristocratic temperament and have conquered the hearts of heads of state, nobles and wealthy people from all over the world, including the British royal family. The "Emperor's Car" is a symbol of status and status. No matter where the Queen of England goes, her car must be a Rolls-Royce. The classic "Flying Goddess" logo on the body of Rolls-Royce is also known as the most famous and touching car logo in the history of automobiles. However, it did not appear on the car body since the birth of Rolls-Royce, but was born of a real but unknown tragic love.

Seven portraits and a love that transcends the world

The summer of 1902 was a very unusual summer for Eleanor Thornton. She is a beautiful girl, but fate did not favor her particularly because of her extraordinary appearance and clever mind. Thornton was abandoned by his father when he was young and lived with his mother, who made a living by shining shoes. In order to support her family and treat her seriously ill bedridden mother, she could only work as a socialite in nightclubs.

Because of his stunning appearance and ability to sing and dance, Thornton quickly became a celebrity in the nightclub and was admired by many aristocratic young men. But despite his humble status, Thornton was born with pride. She knew that the men who claimed to love her only loved her beauty and body. Once they got it, one day they would abandon her like a rag.

That night, Thornton started performing at the most popular nightclub in London as usual. After the show, Thornton received gifts from some of the men as usual, and she stumbled upon a special gift among the pile. It was a sketch of a character, and the protagonist was her dancing. This painting might just be a boring aristocratic young man who came to entertain her, but Thornton didn't pay much attention to it. But to her surprise, she received another portrait the next day. This time she looked like a princess under the moonlight, noble and melancholy. For the next three days, Thornton received portraits from the waiters, and each portrait had her own style, be it charming, melancholy, or innocent.

On the seventh day, Thornton waited at the entrance of the backstage directly after the performance. She finally met the mysterious man who sent the painting. It was a handsome-looking man with sharp outlines and deep eyes. He was John Montague.

Montagu, a British Conservative MP who came from an aristocratic family, was a famous figure at the time. He was not only a speed car fan, but also a painting fan. He had just served as the editor-in-chief of Automobile Illustrated. When Montague and his friends first saw Thornton on stage in a nightclub, she was dancing like a lonely and proud swan. He was attracted by her special temperament. This girl with brown curly hair and melancholy eyes seemed like a classical and beautiful oil painting. Montagu was in a daze for a moment and couldn't help but draw her portrait. From then on, he was madly infatuated with her every smile, and until she stood in front of him, he still felt like he was in a dream.

Thornton and Montague met in this way, and the spark of love struck like lightning and thunder. Montague became Thornton's most loyal and special audience. However, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble and fear that Thornton would be concerned due to the disparity in status, Montagu only told her that he was the editor-in-chief of Automobile Illustrated.

Strong love made Montagu throw aside the noble precepts. In order to see Thornton every moment, he paid off all the nightclub debts for her, let her serve as his secretary, and took her to meet his friends without any scruples, regardless of anyone's obstruction and Thornton moved in together.

Love is missed and lost in circles

But God always seems to be jealous of too perfect love. A good friend does not want to see Montagu "so" for a dancing girl. Fallen", he quietly told his family about him and Thornton. Montagu's family was horrified and angry when they found out that he was "keeping dancers" outside. They felt that this was an insult to the family.

So the furious old Sir Montague immediately sent someone to find Montague back. They held a family meeting and interrogated Montagu like a prisoner. Montagu argued with his father, saying that he and Thornton truly loved each other and that no one could stop their love. He even declared that he was willing to give up inheriting the title for Thornton. The old knight was furious and said to Montague, you will have nothing.

Sure enough, the old knight cut off his financial support to Montague in anger. Montague felt that he could not continue to give Thornton a rich and happy life with the meager salary from the newspaper, but he did not want his beloved girl to live an embarrassing life again. However, they not only had to eat and clothe themselves, but also pay the high rent of the apartment. Montagu gradually became unable to do what he wanted, and he began to borrow money from his friends to maintain his dignity. However, most of those people were family friends of the Montague family and had been given instructions. Refuse to reach out to help him. The old knight felt that as long as his son was forced to the point of nowhere, he would go home obediently. Montague finally fell into an unprecedented desperate situation.

The clueless Thornton is still immersed in ecstatic love, but sometimes when she sees Montague getting angry at herself over trivial things, she feels confused and at a loss, and even doubts Montagu. Is Tagu a little tired of her and wants to leave her? While she was wandering in her thoughts, old Sir Montague found her.

It turned out that half a year after Montague ran away from home, the old knight was very angry when he saw that his son was so unruly and showed no sign of turning back. So he had someone send a letter to Montague, telling him that his mother was critically ill. After receiving the letter, Montagu told Thornton worriedly that his mother was seriously ill and he had to go home.

Subsequently, the proud old knight came to the door, and from his mouth, Thornton learned all the truth: It turned out that Montagu, whom she loved deeply, not only had a prominent identity and status, but was about to marry a nobleman. Miss marriage. Therefore, his father said that it was nonsense for her to want to enter the upper class with such a lowly status. If she were to marry his son, the child she would give birth to would be an insult to the noble blood of the Montagu family.

In the end, the old jazz couldn't help but throw down a sum of money and asked Thornton to take the money and go far away, and stop pestering his son. After the old knight left, she finally couldn't hold it any longer and burst into tears. She felt that she was really too lowly, how could she let a nobleman like Montague fall in love with her? Thinking of Montague's abnormal behavior during this period and the identity he concealed from her, she almost believed the old knight's words. However, Thornton still holds on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that Montagu will come back and tell her in person that everything is false and that he truly loves her.

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

After Montagu returned home in a hurry, his mother came out to greet him safe and sound, and he realized that it was a scam. But it was too late, he was imprisoned directly in the castle. When he was released three months later, it was already winter, and there was a heavy snowfall in London. The old Sir told him in a tone even colder than the weather, we went to investigate, and the woman you love is already dead. Just ran away with the rich man.

Montagu naturally would not believe his father's words. He rushed back to the apartment in a hurry, only to find that the place was indeed deserted as his father said. The valuables and jewelry, as well as Thornton, were gone. Montagu felt that the sky was dark and the earth was dark, and he had a feeling of falling into an abyss.

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

Love returns to the deep sea, love stays in the wind.

Montagu's married life was not happy. He left his wife in the cold at home and spent all day living and drinking with his friends who had the same smell. In the spring of 1906, a newly opened bar specially invited a group of strippers to perform in order to attract business. After Montagu and his friends heard about it, they immediately invited them to play together. The girls who danced with their sexy figures exposed caused waves of sensations and screams, and Montague and his friends were also immersed in the atmosphere of excitement and joy. When the last girl in purple came out, Montagu, who was still in the excitement, suddenly froze. The cold face with heavy makeup looked so familiar, and it looked so much like Thornton. Although he had been deliberately trying to forget her, her voice and smile lingered in his mind all the time.

When the girl in purple took off the last piece of clothing, the stage was almost boiling.

Montague saw a striking red mole on her chest, in the same location as Thornton's. Montague couldn't believe his eyes. He immediately told himself that maybe it was just a drunken hallucination. Thornton might have been living a life of rich clothes and fine food with some rich man. He almost rushed to the backstage, looking for the purple-clothed dancer among the women. Finally, in a corner, he saw the woman sorting out her belongings little by little.

With such melancholy eyes and such a beautiful face, could it be anyone other than Thornton? Thornton and Montagu reunited in such an awkward situation after three years of separation. She didn't know how to face the man she loved deeply, so she could only run away in panic. Montague followed Thornton through several streets, and he saw Thornton and the child in a shabby house in a low-rise slum. Montagu's eyes turned red after seeing the seven portraits he had painted for Thornton posted on the wall one by one.

They finally figured out the truth of the matter, and the misunderstanding and resentment between the two people disappeared at this moment.

In the past few years, in order to support himself and his children, Thornton could only go back to his old business and earn money by selling jokes. Montagu looked at her haggard face, and tears flowed out unknowingly. He vowed to make up for everything to her.

On the night Montagu returned home, he announced to the entire family that he would divorce his wife Cecil and marry back to Thornton. His mother was so angry that she fainted. At this time, Cecil, who loved her husband deeply, tried to rescue him. She expressed that she could accept Thornton and even asked her to move into their home and live together.

Cecil’s words calmed Montague down. He felt sad when he thought about how he had been indifferent to Cecil over the past few years, but she could still put herself in his and his family's shoes at the critical moment and willingly fulfill his love. Eventually, Montagu placed Thornton and the children in a London flat. In order to protect the family's reputation, Montagu's love affair with Thornton could only continue underground. He felt depressed and painful. At this time,

Montagu’s artist friend Charles Sykes was deeply moved by their tortuous love. At Montagu’s request, he created a vivid sculpture based on Thornton. : A young girl stands in the wind, letting her skirt fly in the wind, but gently touches her lips with her index finger. This symbolizes the unspeakable secret emotions between Thornton and Montague. The sculpture is named "Whispers." Montagu placed the first "whisper" on the front of his Rolls-Royce "Silver Ghost" car, implicitly declaring his love. Soon, this unique car logo was used by the upper class who had no idea what was going on. Social Rolls-Royce owners are following this trend.

This trend was quickly learned by Mr. Rolls, one of the founders of Rolls-Royce. He found his friend Montague and asked him to ask Sykes to create a car for Rolls based on "whispers". Rice Motors designed a special logo. This time Sykes sought Thornton's idea and changed the "Whispering" girl's hands to stretch back like wings. Everything else remained unchanged. The most classic "Flying Goddess" logo in the history of automobiles was born. On February 6, 1911, the silver-plated "Flying Goddess" officially flew onto the front of the luxurious Rolls-Royce and became the logo of Rolls-Royce. The opening ceremony of the "Flying Goddess" was as grand as the first Rolls-Royce car rolling off the assembly line. In this way, Montagu expressed his deep affection for his lover Thornton in a special way. Whenever he drove his goddess Thornton in the car and flew in the wind, and the beautiful car logo shone infinitely in the sun, Thornton felt that the air was filled with the breath of love, and she became the happiest person in the world. woman.

Heaven is jealous of beauty. In December 1915, Montagu was sent to India to inspect the motorized forces. In order to be with his lover to comfort him, Thornton and Montague boarded a ship bound for the Indian Sea. On December 13, when the ship Montague and Thornton were sailing into the Mediterranean waters, it was hit by a German torpedo.

In the icy cold water, Montague held onto Thornton tightly, but Thornton's body was quickly frozen. At the moment when she was about to lose consciousness completely, she tried her best to The strength said to him for the last time: "I love you!" Then, Montagu watched the woman he loved his whole life being swallowed by the ruthless waves...

Montagu drifted at sea for 36 hours. , was finally rescued. After returning to England, he could not recover from the grief of losing Thornton for a long time. He was in a trance all day long, crying while stroking the "Flying Goddess" car logo.

Mr. Rouse decided to use a special way to comfort his friend's wounded heart.

Starting in 1915, Rolls-Royce changed the "Flying Goddess" car logo based on Thornton from silver to nickel alloy, because only the golden goddess statue can represent Rolls-Royce. The unparalleled quality of Sri Lanka's cars, and only this everlasting brilliance can reflect the 13-year-long tragedy of Thornton and Montague.

The love has returned to the sea, but the eternal love is told by the "flying goddess" standing at the front of every Rolls-Royce, forever whispering in the wind.