The Prince of Wales Cocktail was created in honour of Edward VIII, the Prince of Wales who later became King Edward VIII. The drink is a mix of gin, Dubonnet, and lemon juice.

The drink was first created in the early 1920s by Harry MacElhone, the owner of Harry’s Bar in Paris. It is said that the drink was created when a group of British officers visited the bar and asked MacElhone to create a drink that would honour the …