Prince Harry And Meghan Markle's Royal Baby Name Odds: Alexander And Arthur Among Favourites in Betting Ring
According to a betting site Ladbrokes, bookies are placing high bids on Alexander and Arthur.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were blessed with a baby boy on Monday. Its been three days but the Royal baby is yet to get a name. Meanwhile, people have started placing bets on the child’s name. According to a betting site Ladbrokes, bookies are placing high bids on Alexander and Arthur. Alexander has 5/1 odds and Arthur has 6/1 odds.
According to another bookie, BetVictor, Alexander is the most favourite bid for the Royal baby's name, Forbes reported. Besides Alexander and Arthur, bookies are also speculating that the royal baby may also be named James or Albert. The name with the lowest odds in the betting ring, according to the betting site, is Rodney, which has 1,000/1 odds.
Spencer, Phillip, Charles and Edward were also being listed as possible names for the boy. Earlier, bettors had placed higher odds on the royal baby being a girl whose name was likely to be Diana or Allegra. The UK press dubbed the latest addition to the royal family "Baby Sussex". On Wednesday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle presented their newborn son to the world.
Watch: The Duchess and Duke of Sussex, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with their baby boy for the first time, at Windsor Castle
The child, who was weighing 3.3 kg at the time of birth, appeared in front of cameras in his father's arms, wrapped in a white blanket and wearing a white knitted hat. The child is Queen Elizabeth II's eighth great-grandson and the seventh in line to the UK throne.
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