When Kensington Palace confirmed last October that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting her third child with Prince William, the betting markets have been abuzz. The Next Royal Baby Name market at Coral has now seen the names Mary and Alice heading up the market as 5/1 favourites* (betting odds taken at 6:16 p.m on April 4th, 2018).
Coral’s John Hill said: “Interest in our Royal baby name betting is really hotting up as we edge towards Kate’s due date and at the moment, many punters are convinced it is going to be a girl and it will be named Mary.”
The baby is expected in a few weeks, with Kate already on maternity leave, but there is no news of the sex of the child yet. It is expected that she will give birth once again at the Lindo wing of St Mary’s Hospital, where she had her first two children, Prince George, four and Princess Charlotte, two.
Kate’s bump has looked bigger this time around than in her previous pregnancies so maybe there is even more than one in there. You can browse around the internet and find all sorts of stuff from the shape of her bump indicating that it is a boy (boys apparently are larger on average meaning bigger bumps) to speculations over when the baby will pop out.
April will be an interesting month as well because the birth could fall on St George’s Day which is April 23rd. The Queen’s Birthday is on April 21 and then there is the 29th of the month which is the anniversary of William and Kate’s 2011 wedding. Regardless of the date, you can pick a day of the week at Coral for 5/1 odds* (betting odds taken at 6:16 p.m on April 4th, 2018).
Next Royal Baby Name Odds*
Alice 5/1, Mary 5/1, Victoria 8/1, Albert 12/1, Arthur 12/1, Alexandra 16/1, Frederick 16/1, James 16/1, Philip 16/1, 20/1 bar* (betting odds taken at 6:16 p.m on April 4th, 2018).
Gender of Next Royal Baby
Girl 10/11, Boy Evens
