Description: The pub is named after Lily Langtry. She was born Lily Breton in Jersey in 1853. The daughter of the dean of the island, she married Edward Langtry in 1874. She did not make her first stage appearance until 1881 but soon obtained the reputation as one of Britain's most beautiful actresses. Nicknamed the Jersey Lily, Langtry became the mistress of the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII. Lily Langtry died in 1929. There are many photographs of her, and posters of her performances inside the pub.