From 3,000 feathers to pet portraits, Rolls-Royce rides high on custom craze

In our second in a series on high-end UK manufacturing, we visit the artisans producing rich clients’ bespoke luxury cars ‘Our town is making jeans again’: meet the firm reviving jobs and skills in Wales They are the plaything of kings, presidents and A-listers, with Rolls-Royce enthusiasts ranging from the Sultan of Brunei to Rowan Atkinson, from King Charles III to Kermit the frog .

And at the carmaker’s factory in Goodwood, West Sussex, special requests from customers get more indulgent every year.

An interior lined with 3,000 iridescent feathers, or a built-in champagne cooler , or a car built in homage to its owners’ dog, have all become part of the job.

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