In the UK, the locals' love of sports betting is well known.
And, beyond that, some are ready to bet on all events, whether sporting, political or musical, for example.
The coronation of Charles III scheduled for May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London is no exception.
To give a little more spice to the ceremony, a wide range of bets, sometimes whimsical, is offered to British players on the many existing sites.
In particular, we can bet on the main question that has agitated the British media in recent weeks: Prince Harry, at odds with the rest of the royal family, will he attend his father's coronation?
If Buckingham Palace recently confirmed the presence of the hated son - but without his wife Meghan or their children - betting sites are still offering to bet on his absence, although the rating has exploded since the communication from the palace.
This planetary event should also attract a number of personalities.
Some sites offer to bet on the “
people
” who will be photographed during the ceremony.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is among the favourites, ahead of ex-footballer David Beckham and rock singer Cliff Richard, for example.
Among the bookmakers has also rustled the rumor in recent months of a reformation of the Spice Girls on the occasion of the big concert scheduled for the day after the coronation, on May 7.
Rumor on which it is possible to bet, although it has been denied by some British media.
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The “coronation quiche”, star on the shelves?
As reported in an article in the
Daily Express
last week, a betting site is offering to bet on the disruption of the coronation ceremony by demonstrators, while such protest actions are increasing across the Channel by environmental activists.
With a security device that promises to be extremely important, its rating is nevertheless very high.
With bookmakers believing more in a disruption of Eurovision 2023, which will take place in Liverpool on May 13, or the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 9.
The televised audience for the coronation of Charles III is also the subject of many bets.
Given the odds, the bookmakers imagine a less attended ceremony than the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, the first major event to have been broadcast on television around the world.
According to them, we should be in a range between 18 and 20 million viewers across the Channel, against 27 million for the coronation of the mother of Charles III.
Another site offers to bet on the audience of the ceremony compared to other major events, for example the final of the Euro football in 2021 between England and Italy or the disaster of the Apollo 13 mission in 1970.
Finally, slightly more extravagant bets have appeared on certain sites.
The most surprising concerns the official dish chosen personally by Charles and his wife Camilla for the coronation meal: the spinach, broad bean and tarragon quiche, the subject of many comments in the United Kingdom.
It is thus possible to bet on the fact that this quiche, called “
Coronation Quiche
” (“
the coronation quiche
”), will be the best-selling product in British supermarkets throughout the month of May, reports the betting platform OLBG.
In any case, we wish it the same destiny as Elizabeth II's "coronation chicken", which has become a classic of British cuisine.
