The Queen backed to wear a pink hat on day one of Royal Ascot
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As Royal Ascot begins tomorrow, leading bookmaker Coral has been forced to slash the odds on the colour of the Queen’s hat following a rush of bets on pink this morning. The odds on Her Majesty wearing a pink hat on the first day of the royal meeting have now been cut in half to 3-1 from 6-1, while the odds on a blue headpiece have drifted out to 7-2 from 3-1.
Summery yellow and purple are next best in the betting at odds of 6-1, whilst Pink, Apricot or Peach can be backed at 7-1. The firm don’t expect the monarch to wear darker colours, making black (33-1), brown (40/1), and grey/silver (40/1) outsiders.
“In recent years the Queen has worn a blue hat on the opening day of Royal Ascot, but this year the gamble suggests that she will chose a pink headpiece instead,” said Coral’s Nicola McGeady.
“All week we will be taking bets on the colour of the Queen’s hat, a market which is one of the most popular non-sport betting events we have, and with most of the bets going on pink tomorrow, we will have our fingers crossed that she chooses anything but,” added McGeady.
**Colour of Queen’s hat on Tuesday of Royal Ascot?
5-2 Pink, 7-2 Blue, 6-1 Purple, 6-1 Yellow, 7-1 Apricot or Peach, 14-1 Green, 14-1 White, 16-1 Cream or Beige, 25-1 Turquoise, 33-1 Black, 40-1 Black and White, 40-1 Brown, 40-1 Grey or Silver, 40-1 Orange, 50-1 Gold, 66-1 Red, 100-1 no headwear
