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Simona Kitanovska

Crowning Achievement: Electrician Becomes King Of Highly Sought After Small Island Off British Coast

An electrician has beaten hundreds of hopefuls from around the world to become landlord of a pub on a tiny island off the British coast - as well as its ceremonial 'king.' (Katielee Arrowsmith ,SWNS/Zenger)

An electrician has beaten hundreds of hopefuls from around the world to become landlord of a pub on a tiny island off the British coast – as well as its ceremonial ‘king.’

Aaron Sanderson, 33, beat around 200 other applicants to become landlord of the Ship Inn, on the British Piel Island, which lies half a mile off the Furness coast, in Cumbria, a county in north-east England that borders on Scotland.

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