When will Kate give birth to the royal baby? St George's Day tipped as Duchess birth date
KATE MIDDLETON and Prince William’s third baby date of birth is being speculated upon by bookies, who it has been revealed are taking bets on some of England’s most iconic days.
The Duchess of Cambridge’s due date is reported to be around St George’s Day, Monday, April 23, which has sparked a flurry bets in favour the big day coming at the end of April.
Bookmaker Ladbrokes have given a 10/1 chance that Kate and William’s third child will be born on the day celebrating the English Christian figurehead Saint George, which would give the nation another reason to celebrate the day.
Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes said: "It would be such a wonderful coincidence if Kate was to give birth on St George's Day, and patriotic punters have forced us to cut the odds on the newest member of the Royal family entering the world on April 23rd."
For the same reason, bookie competitor Betway slashed even more the odds, making the chance of a birth falling on St George’s Day a 5/1.
The royal family hasn't provided any more information regarding the date of birth.
There's no certainty with due dates of course but the Duchess is working off a date around St George’s Day and it would be a lovely patriotic coincidence if he or she were born then
A source told the Sun: “There's no certainty with due dates of course but the Duchess is working off a date around St George’s Day and it would be a lovely patriotic coincidence if he or she were born then.”
Betway’s Alan Alger, said: “There’s a few big days coming up in the royal calendar which the birth of William and Kate’s baby could coincide with.”
The fifth-in-line to the throne could share the birthday with the Queen, who was born on April 21, although the country celebrates her every year on June 17.
Betway places this day as its second favourite, tipping it at 10/1.
Other possible dates the third royal baby could be born on are Kate and William’s anniversary, which falls on April 29, and the early May Bank Holiday on May 7.
The latter, being far from the date revealed by the official report, is backed 25/1 as it’s seen as the least possible by bookies.
With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Royal Wedding taking place on May 19, the Duchess may not have a lot of time to recover from the birth.
Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their pregnancy in September last year.
The arrival of the fifth-in-line to the throne will see Prince George, four, becoming a big brother for the second time, and Princess Charlotte, two, big sister for the first time.
Punters are also betting on the gender of the baby and the name.
Mr Alger said: “Betting on the baby’s name has spiked in the last week, with punters first piling in on Mary at 7/2 but attentions are starting to turn to Victoria at 9/1.
“Maybe what’s most interesting, is that the weight of bets in favour of girls names far outweighs the boys, so we’re expecting another little princess.”
According to Ladbrokes, it is now a shade of odds-on that Kate and William’s baby-to-be will be a little girl, with odds subsequently tumbling into 10/11.