What DO they know? Bookies stop taking bets on Meghan engagement
SHE’S had tea with the Queen, got to know London... and may even be bringing her dogs over here.
So it’s no wonder – with Megan Markle now back in the capital – that bookmakers last night suspended betting on her getting engaged to Prince Harry.
The US actress, who has been dating the prince, 33, since last summer, is thought to be moving into Harry’s cottage in Kensington Palace after reports she has quit her role in TV drama Suits.
The BBC is primed for a royal announcement, and Buckingham Palace was deluged with media calls seeking confirmation of a wedding.
Last night Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes said: ‘We have closed all betting on Harry and Meghan following rumours an announcement is imminent.
‘With Meghan residing in London now it looks like their engagement announcement is coming sooner rather than later.’
Paddy Power was still offering odds of 2-1 on a 2018 wedding, and a spokesman said: ‘It looks like the Prince is in a hurry to marry, the way he and Meghan Markle are ramping things up.’
Miss Markle, 36, arrived in London earlier this week and was spotted shopping in the King’s Road in Chelsea on Tuesday. She has a new Volkswagen for motoring around the capital, but she is still missing one or two vital things – her beloved rescue dogs.
She is said to be pining for beagle Guy and labrador-shepherd Bogart because they cannot move here until they have complied with quarantine rules.
According to the magazine US Weekly, they have to be microchipped and given appropriate vaccinations, as well as having the correct paperwork.
A source added: ‘Meghan has been really concerned with getting her dogs over to London.
‘The UK is extremely strict with animals and laws are very harsh. It’s been something she’s been worrying about since a London move was decided.’