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Driving with CHARLOTTE COOTE

CHARLOTTE’S STYLE is sublime and sophisticated. There are not enough superlatives to capture the spectre of the new Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended – longer and more lavish than ever before. Every finish is ultra-opulent, from the 850 stars which illuminate the roof, massaging seats and a rear Champagne fridge with two cooling settings: six degrees for non-vintage, and 11 degrees for vintage bubbly.

Despite its provenance, price and power, the Rolls-Royce is not flashy; it’s quietly and classically confident much like designer Charlotte Coote. Charlotte’s passion for design was ignited by her late father, larger-than-life interior designer John Coote. Charlotte spent a great deal of time in Ireland at the magnificent 18th-century Irish Georgian house, Bellamont Forest,

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