By George It's a Boy !

MANCHESTER, England, July 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

George is now the bookmaker's favourite for the name of the Royal Baby.

It was announced this evening that the Duchess of Cambridge had given birth to a baby boy at 4.24pm weighing 8lb and 6 ounces.

Betfred spokesman Mark Pearson:

"Punters are backing the new royal arrival to be called George. They are obviously looking at their history books. They've been six King George's and the Queen's father was called George."

The birth had turned into a bad result for the punters with a baby girl been backed into odds on favourite.

Meanwhile the Prince is 500/1 to be called Wayne and 10,000/1 to be called Elvis.

2/1     George
7/2     James
4/1     Alexander
8/1     Albert
8/1     Louis
9/1     Henry
9/1     Arthur
10/1    Phillip
16/1    Charles
16/1    Andrew
20/1    William
20/1    Thomas
20/1    Alfred
25/1    Richard
25/1    Edward
25/1    Rupert
33/1    Michael
40/1    John
40/1    Robert
40/1    Frederick
50/1    David
50/1    Peter
50/1    Lois
50/1    Harry
50/1    Bradley
50/1    Christian
66/1    Spencer
66/1    Oliver
500/1   Wayne
10000/1 Elvis

SOURCE Betfred