It was made to celebrate Edward VIII’s first year as king, but when he abdicated the special royal beer was locked away... until now. Workmen renovating a brewery’s cellars uncovered 2,000 bottles of Coronation Ale which had been hidden for 75 years. Greene King created the brew to mark Edward’s first year on the throne – but he abdicated in 1936 after just 325 days to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. (Mirror)
