Odds slashed on Alice being Royal Baby name; Boy still fav gender

There’s been a big mover in the Royal Baby name betting, with Alice now emerging as joint-favourite following a tumble in the odds.

Punters have been piling on for the girls’ name, and it’s now 5/1 that Alice is the baby’s name, with our traders cutting it from 7/1 this morning. That puts it alongside fellow 5/1 shot Arthur at the head of the betting.

With the Duchess of Cambridge already in the early stages of labour, we’ll soon have an answer. And there are a number of plausible outsiders in the name stakes, including Mary at 6/1, James at 8/1 and 10/1 shots Albert and Victoria.

As it stands, a baby boy is narrow favourite at 10/11, with even-money it’s a girl.

Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes said: “It’s the A-Team leading the way currently with Alice and Arthur the joint favourites to be the moniker Kate and Wills opt for.”

She added: “It’s incredibly patriotic that the baby is probably going to be born on St George’s Day, and punters are quids in who believed she would give birth on her due date.”

Ladbrokes Latest Betting:

Royal Baby Gender

Boy – 10/11

Girl – Evens

Name of third Royal Baby

Arthur – 5/1

Alice – 5/1

Mary – 6/1

James – 8/1

Albert – 10/1

Victoria – 10/1

Alexandra – 14/1

Frederick – 16/1

Philip – 16/1

Thomas – 20/1

Diana – 20/1

Elizabeth – 20/1

Grace – 20/1

Henry – 20/1

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All Odds and Markets are correct as of the date of publishing