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<DIV class=cnnBlogContentDateHead><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">November 17, 2010</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=cnnBlogContentTitle><A title="Permanent Link: Bookies, Kenya bet on royal union" href="http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/17/bookies-kenya-bet-on-royal-union/" rel=bookmark><FONT color=#004276><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Bookies, Kenya bet on royal union</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></A></DIV>
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<P><STRONG>(CNN)</STRONG> – The engagement of Prince William to Kate Middleton lit the Internet on fire Wednesday, a good news story for a UK demoralized by debt and spending cuts.</P>
<P>The royal family hasn't announced a date for the wedding yet. But Ireland’s biggest bookmaker is naming the second Saturday in August in 2011 as the favorite possible date. Paddy Power is offering 3-to-1 odds on that being the big day.</P>
<P>Less likely - at 10-to-1 - is Saturday, July the 30th. That's because it falls just one day after the 30th anniversary of Prince William's parents' wedding - when Charles and Diana tied the knot in 1981.</P>
<P>Other bets being placed:</P>
<P>Where will the wedding take place? (Westminster Abbey is the 6-to-5 favorite).</P>
<P>What title will William assume? (Duke of Cambridge, 5-to-4).</P>
<P>UK viewers of wedding broadcast? (More than 36 million, 3-to-1)</P>
<P>Who will design the wedding dress? (Amanda Wakeley, 4-to-1)</P>
<P>Length of Kate’s train? (Less than two meters, 6-to-4)</P>
<P>Color of the Queen’s hat? (Pink, 9-to-2 favorite)</P>
<P>Meanwhile, the UK Kenya Tourist Board is hoping that the royal proposal – which was made when the pair were visiting the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy near Mount Kenya – will provide a boost in tourism to the nation.</P>
<P>“For a country such as Kenya which relies heavily on tourism, this will created worldwide publicity and significantly enhance the profile as a romantic holiday destination,” director Angie Sloan said in a news release.</P>
<P>Ah, love is in the air. And financial opportunism.</P></DIV>
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