Royal Baby: It’s All In The Name

With Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, having given birth to a beautiful and healthy baby boy on Monday, the world’s bookmakers are doing big business speculating on the name of the potential future King of England.

 By Chris Ritchie

With an announcement expected in the next 48 hours, a string of traditional royal names have come to the fore, with James, George, Louis and Alexander leading the way.

Spencer, the maiden name of Lady Diana, of course, also ranks highly.

Top 10 names by bookmaker odds:

George 5/2

James 4/1

Alexander 6/1

Richard 9/1

Louis 12/1

Henry 14/1

Albert 14/1

Arthur 14/1

Philip 16/1

Spencer 25/1

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