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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Kelly-Ann Mills

Man is crowned king of tiny UK island after becoming landlord of its only pub

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 and gets to become its ceremonial 'king.'

Aaron Sanderson saw off around 200 other applicants to become landlord of the Ship Inn on Piel Island which lies half a mile off the Furness coast, in Cumbria.

But along with pulling pints and maintaining the stunning 26-acre islet, Aaron will also inherit the 170-year-old title of the “King of Piel Island."

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