Royal Wedding: Bookies add spice to sports fans' ordeal

If you're a sporty type, sitting through the Royal Wedding could prove as painful as watching an Australian Super Rugby derby - unless you can bet on it.

Great news, footyheads - you can!

UK booking agency Sky Bet is offering an extensive range of bets on the Prince Harry vs Meghan Markle nuptials, starting with how many UK viewers it will attract and the colour of the Queen's hat.

For the record, more than 23 million viewership stands as the most favoured option at 5/6, with a green hat at 11/10.

The least-favoured hat designs are Leopard, Tartan, Union Jack or Zebra print, all at 500/1. 

You can punt on whether Prince Harry will be clean shaven, how many medals he will wear or whether any Kardashian family member will attend.

And if you are a sports fan desperate for an excuse to flick channels to the FA Cup football final, which also plays at Wembley tomorrow morning (NZ time), you can choose from an exciting array of cross-bets.

Chelsea winning the Cup and the Queen wearing a blue hat is paying 7/1, while a Manchester United/red hat double offers 25/1.

Midfielder Juan Mata scoring for United and any Spice Girl attending the wedding pays 4/1, and the Cup final going to extra time and the bride arriving late at the chapel stands at a tantalising 18/1.

Just remember to gamble responsibly.

And you thought this wedding was going to be an ordeal...

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