Rolls-Royce raises £1.7m for charity

More than £1.7m was raised for allergy research at Evelina London Children’s Hospital on Saturday, when some of the industry’s leading lights met at the home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, West Sussex.

The star of Rolls-Royce’s ‘Evelina Art for Allergy x Dine on the Line’ was undoubtedly a Phantom, a collaboration between Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and world-renowned artist Marc Quinn.

The winning bidder of this headline lot is a valued collector of the marque. Marc Quinn will now create a bespoke artwork featuring the iris of the winning bidder’s daughter, using Rolls-Royce Phantom as his canvas. The highly personalised and creative work of art raised an auspicious £888,000, with the generous patron excitedly bidding well over £1m in total during the course of the evening.

Torsten Müller-Ötvös, chief executive, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said, ‘Rolls-Royce is deeply privileged to have worked with Evelina London on this exceptional event. We are thrilled that Marc Quinn’s artwork, using Phantom as the canvas, raised a fabulous £888,000 and are humbled that nearly £2m was raised in total throughout the evening for this centre of medical excellence in London.’

Professor Gideon Lack, Evelina London said, ‘The generous donations from the Art for Allergy event will make a dramatic difference to our research programme and to our mission to prevent allergies, to protect against allergies, and to ultimately cure allergies in children. 

‘I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the team at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and event co-chairs Kate Storey and Marc Quinn for providing us with a fantastic platform to highlight the importance of our research and raise these significant funds. I would also like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all of the guests, contributing artists and auction prize donors, without whom this achievement would not have been possible.’