Royal wedding: Will Cressida Bonas attend? Wedding guest latest odds revealed
AS the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle edges closer, the latest odds on which big names have been invited to the event of the year have been released. But will Cressida Bonas be a guest? Which other celebrities on are the list? Here are the latest bookies’ odds…
Harry and Meghan: Countdown to the royal wedding
Prince Harry, 33, and former US Suits actress Meghan Markle, 36 will marry next month at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
The pair have confirmed 600 people will be attending the ceremony, while an extra 200 invitees have been asked along to the evening reception hosted by Prince Charles.
The reception is being held at Frogmore House, the site of Harry and Meghan’s official engagement shoot.
Has Cressida Bonas been invited?
One bookmaker said today it had suspended betting on Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas being one of the honoured attendees.
Betfair said it had halted bets at 10/3 after seeing a “flood of bets” placed on this number with punters placing even more money after it cut the odds of Prince Harry’s ex being there for the big day.
Bonas, the model daughter of Lady Mary-Gaye Curzon, dated Harry from 2012 to 2014.
But the well-to-do actress and model has remained tight-lipped about Harry and Meghan.
Last month she refused to answer a question on whether she wished the royal couple well for their upcoming nuptials in an interview with The Times.
She said: “I have to be really careful what I say because people like putting people into boxes and into stereotypes, especially in this country and no I don’t think that helps.
“I think you want to be a blank canvas as an actress but I’d rather not say anything, actually, if you don’t mind because it is kind of in my past and I am so focused on my acting.”
Despite this, Cressida is expected to attend the wedding along with some of Prince Harry’s other notable exes, including long-term girlfriend Chelsy Davy.
What are the latest odds on other guests?
A bevy of A-listers are rumoured to be attending the wedding and the latest odds were revealed today.
They are as follow:
1/50
Elton John
1/50
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
1/50
Millie Mackintosh
1/100
Patrick Adams
1/9
Joss Stone
1/7
Serena Williams
5/4
Paul McCartney
3/10
David and Victoria Beckham
1/3
Barack and Michelle Obama
3/10
James Blunt
6/4
Justin Trudeau
2/1
Angela Merkel
EVS
Chelsy Davy
3/1
Natalie Pinkham
3/1
Meanwhile US President Donald Trump is out at 50/1 on the list, perhaps because Ms Markle has spoken out against him in the past.
In contrast, Prince Harry is good friends with former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, who have strong odds of attending at 3/10.
Other names also in the running include Sean Connery 5/1, Simon Cowell 7/1, Hillary Clinton 8/1 and Ben Fogle 9/1.