{"id":4778,"date":"2018-10-15T14:58:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T13:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=4778"},"modified":"2018-10-15T14:58:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T13:58:27","slug":"meghan-harry-confirm-baby-name-race-is-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/news-events\/press-release\/meghan-harry-confirm-baby-name-race-is-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan &#038; Harry confirm baby &#8211; name race is on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed that they are expecting their first child, and Bookmakers are already taking bets on the name!<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of the Queen&#8217;s seventh great grand-child has been confirmed, and he or she is due in Spring 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan were married in May, and now they have confirmed that they will be having the latest Royal baby, following on from Prince Louis &#8211; Prince William and Catherine&#8217;s third child, who was born in April.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being some months away, Bookmakers and public alike are getting interested in the child&#8217;s possible name.<\/p>\n<p>OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton commented: &#8220;Royal Baby names are one of the most popular markets, and this one will be no different especially with how popular Meghan and Harry are.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The names, unsurprisingly, are very similar to what we saw before Louis was born &#8211; but we should remember that he was never considered a favourite until after the birth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As it stands Alexander and Alice lead the way, but you can have your pick at this stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Next Royal Baby name odds:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>7\/1 Alexander, 8\/1 Alice, 8\/1 Elizabeth, 8\/1 Victoria, 10\/1 Diana, 12\/1 Charles, 14\/1 Albert, 14\/1 Arthur, 14\/1 Edward, 16\/1 Alfred, 16\/1 Andrew, 16\/1 Fred, 16\/1 James, 16\/1 Louis, 16\/1 Oliver, 16\/1 Phillip, 16\/1 Thomas, 20\/1 Mary, 25\/1 Christopher, 25\/1 Daniel, 25\/1 David, 25\/1 Francis, 25\/1 Richard, 25\/1 William, 33\/1 Grace, 33\/1 John, 33\/1 Joseph, 33\/1 Robert, 33\/1 Winston, 50\/1 Benjamin, 50\/1 Caroline, 50\/1 Catherine, 50\/1 Eleanor, 50\/1 Fiona, 50\/1 Florence, 50\/1 Frances, 50\/1 Isobella, 50\/1 Margret, 50\/1 Michael, 50\/1 Rose, 50\/1 Sophia, 50\/1 Sophie, 66\/1 Donald, 66\/1 Eva, 66\/1 Helen\/a, 66\/1 Lucy, 66\/1 Matthew, 66\/1 Natalie, 66\/1 Spencer, 66\/1 Stephen, 80\/1 Amelia, 80\/1 Emily, 100\/1 Angela, 100\/1 Ann\/e, 100\/1 Ava, 100\/1 Chad, 100\/1 Constance, 100\/1 Henrietta, 100\/1 Jane, 100\/1 Louise, 100\/1 Matilda, 100\/1 Nicholas, 100\/1 Nicola, 100\/1 Patricia, 100\/1 Paul, 100\/1 Penelope, 100\/1 Philippa, 100\/1 Sarah<\/p>\n<h5><em>OddsMonkey are leading Odds Experts, and specialise in analysing\u00a0odds and betting markets.<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><em>Spokesman Pete\u00a0Watton is available for further comment or one-on-one interviews on this subject or anything connected with a betting market \u2013 for more information please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:press@oddsmonkey.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press@oddsmonkey.com<\/a>\u00a0o<wbr \/>r call\u00a001916404262<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner-768x306.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"865\" height=\"345\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed that they are expecting their first child, and Bookmakers are already taking bets on the name! 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