Royal baby 'is girl with brown hair called Alexandra'

WITH the clock counting down to the birth of the royal baby, a global betting frenzy is taking place.

Bets are pouring in to guess the name of the royal baby

As the world waits for more news on the birth of the royal baby, bets are pouring in over the details.

Punters are racing to place bets on the gender, eight, name and even the hair colour of the future monarch.

Bookies Coral have slashed odds on Kate Middleton having a girl from 4-7 to 1-2.

And the hot favourite name for the tot is Alexandra, at 7-4.

Closely behind are Charlotte at 7-1 and Elizabeth at 10-1.

Brunette is leading the odds for hair colour, while bookies reckon a weight of between 7lbs and 7lbs 15oz is the most likely weight.

Will it be a boy for Kate?

Bookies have a girl as the favourite gender

A balloon for either outcome

“Punters have been anxiously clutching onto their betting slips for months”

Coral

Coral said: "The whole world has been waiting for Kate to go into labour and now that she has, we have witnessed another betting frenzy.

"Punters have been anxiously clutching onto their betting slips for months now and if the money talks, the baby will be called Alexandra, with brown hair, weighing 7lb to 7lb 15oz, an outcome which will prove a nightmare result for the bookies."

Here are the odds for the royal baby:

Gender
1-2 Female, 6-4 Male

Name
7-4 Alexandra, 7-1 Charlotte, 10-1 Elizabeth, 10-1 James, 10-1 George, 12-1 Victoria, 16-1 Diana, 25-1 Alice, 25-1 Mary, 33-1 Grace, 50-1 Bar

Hair colour
13-8 Brunette, 5-2 Blonde, 7-2 Black, 4-1 Red/Ginger

Weight
2-1 7lb – 7lb 15oz, 3-1 6lb – 6lb 15oz, 4-1 8lb – 8ln 15oz

Bookies expect the baby to have brown hair like the Duchess of Cambridge

Kate is currently in labour at the Lindo Wing of St Mary's hospital

Crowds have begun to gather outside Buckingham Palace

The world's press have descended on the hospital