There's been much debate over whether or not Kate Middleton's royal baby will be a boy or a girl, and now, a slew of fun, spoof photos from the Daily Mail tackle Britain's biggest question.
In one photo, look-a-likes of Kate and the Queen are shown to be painting a nursery wall, both dressed in denim dungarees, "Kate" wearing a red shirt and painting her part of the wall pink, while the "Queen" wears a blue shirt and paints her half the respective boy-related color.
The photo, according to the Daily Mail, is a spoof shot to celebrate the launch of Ladbrokes' Royal Baby Odds, an online betting website where fans on the royal couple can quite literally put their money on everything from the sex, name, hair color and even the job prospects of the royal baby.
According to the Daily Mail, Landbrokes "commissioned the pictures using look-a-likes of the Duchess and her nearest and dearest to show what the Royal family might be doing in the run up to the birth," as they wanted images to reflect the fact that the nation had been kept guessing about the sex of the baby since Kate announced her pregnancy just before Christmas.
Among the tongue-in-cheek photos are the pretend Queen testing out a baby bike while fake Kate laughs, look-a-like Camilla measuring Kate's baby bump, the Queen and Camilla helping Kate with breathing exercises, and Pippa look-a-like and Kate discussing baby names while Kate pretends to eat pickles dipped in vanilla ice cream. Another funny photo shows the Queen and the "Royal ladies" placing bets on the baby name.
Another photo shows Kate holding up a baby outfit while on a shopping trip, a jumper that includes the text "I'm bald like daddy," and in the next successive shot, she looks over some pink babygros.
Landbrokes expects feverish betting around the date and time of the birth, as well as the baby's hair color and whether or not Kate gives birth naturally or by C-section. Right now the odds are 7-1 that the newborn will be a redhead like their uncle Harry or 10-1 that they will be born bald like their father.
During a trip to Grimsby in March, Kate referred to her baby as her "daughter", even though everyone including the Palace denied knowing the sex of the baby. Earlier this week, there were rumors that Prince Harry had confirmed the baby was a boy.
Currently, the bookies favor Kate giving birth to a girl at the odds of 2-5, while the odds of a boy are being bet at 2-1. As for names, Elizabeth, Alexandra and Diana are in the lead for a girl at 6-1, while George is at 10-1 and Charles at 12-1 if the baby is a boy.
"The excitement is building but it looks like the Royal couple are going to keep us guessing until the birth," Ladbrokes spokeswoman Jessica Bridge said. "The money suggests they're expecting a girl called Elizabeth, but after Harry's recent gaffe punters are backing the baby to be a boy in their droves."
Click here to see all of the Royal family "candids."
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