Betfair has slashed its odds that Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex’s baby will be a girl. A flurry of bets have flooded in, predicting we will be seeing a Princess.Meghan, 37, and Prince Harry, 34, are expecting their first child in late April. Betfair have revealed that a girl for the parents-to-be are now odds-on at 1/2 after being a popular choice with punters.Betfair commented:’Following a significant bet this afternoon we’ve slashed the odds of the Royal baby being a girl from 10/11 to 1/2 , with a boy now out to 6/4. This bet is one of the biggest we’ve seen on the Royal Baby markets this year so could be a big clue that we will have a new Princess in the coming weeks.’
Other Popular Bets
A few weeks ago we told you about the flurry of bets that had come in regarding the royal baby’s name. The front runner is Diana at 5/1 and if the baby turns out to be a boy Arthur is the favourite boy’s name at 8/1 ahead of James and Edward at 14/1.’The top royal baby names – Betfair Odds
- Diana – 5/1
- Arthur – 8/1
- Grace – 14/1
- James – 14/1
- Victoria – 14/1
- Alice – 14/1
- Edward – 14/1
Also, will the new Royal baby make an appearance on 21st April 2019, Coral has it at 10-1, down from 25-1.