AN electrician is set to be crowned ceremonial king of a tiny island.
Aaron Sanderson will get beer poured on his head while wearing a helmet and holding a sword.
Aaron will get beer poured on his head while wearing a helmet and holding a sword[/caption]He will also have the power to “knight” those who benefit Piel Island.
Aaron, 33, beat off 200 global applicants to take over as landlord of The Ship Inn, half a mile off Cumbria’s Furness coast.
He also inherits the 170-year-old king title.
Aaron, a sparky at BAE Systems Submarines, in Barrow-in-Furness, spent holidays on Piel Island.
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It is owned by Barrow council, which advertised for a landlord last year.
Aaron’s coronation will take place in September.
He said: “I never thought I’d be king of an island.
“It’s like your own little slice of heaven.”
Aaron beat off 200 global applicants to take over as landlord of The Ship Inn, half a mile off Cumbria’s Furness coast[/caption]