Girl power drives British royal baby name betting

April 17, 2015 02:10

Prince William and his wife Kate's second baby will be a girl, bookmakers predicted today, with Alice tipped as the most likely name for Britain's new royal baby.

A little sister for one-year-old Prince George is more likely than a baby brother, betting firms reckon, an outcome which would give William and Kate a child of each gender.

Most bookmakers have Alice as their favourite name, closely followed by Charlotte and Elizabeth, as Britain awaits the baby expected later this month.

Paddy Power has Alice at 6/4, meaning a 4 bet would win 6 plus the 4 stake back if the prediction proves right. Charlotte is thought the next most likely baby name at 6/1, then Elizabeth on 7/1, followed by Victoria at 14/1, Alexandra on 16/1 and Diana, the name of William's late mother, at 20/1.

Ladbrokes has the chances of a baby girl at 8/13 and a boy at 6/5.

"Nearly 90 per cent of all bets have been for a girl," Ladbrokes spokeswoman Jessica Bridge said.

They price the name Alice at 2/1. "Those odds have absolutely collapsed from 20/1 about six weeks ago. The momentum has just been building and building and we've had to cut the odds every single day," Bridge said.

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