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Royal baby name: 'Archie' comes from nowhere to confound bookmakers

Royal baby name: 'Archie' comes from nowhere to confound bookmakers
Copyright  Royal fan Terry Hutt stands next to Rupert Adams from William Hill - Reuters/Peter Nicholls
Copyright Royal fan Terry Hutt stands next to Rupert Adams from William Hill - Reuters/Peter Nicholls
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The favourite was Spencer, closely followed by Alexander. But Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor fooled everyone.

After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle showed off the latest royal arrival in Windsor today, all eyes were the betting for what the newborn would be called.

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The result was completely unexpected: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. 

According to bookmaker comparison site Oddschecker, Spencer was the clear favourite for the royal baby's name, following a stream of bets in the last 24 hours.

Bookmakers installed ‘Alexander’ as the second favourite at 5/1 followed by ‘James’ and ‘Arthur’ which both followed at 10/1.

Also the name Theodore was puntered heavily on Wednesday, being cut from 20/1 into 10/1..

Donald was also on the list but not heavily fancied as the name for the latest British royal - it trailed the field at 500/1.

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