text: Odds on the new royal baby being a girl have tumbled after a bookmaker revealed that 90 per cent of bets placed on the sex have been in favour of a female child. The odds were slashed further yesterday after a Scottish punter from Edinburgh placed a whopping £2,000 wager on a new princess with Ladbrokes. Betting on the new royal baby's date of birth has also been hotting up, with the 18th, 19th and 20th April the most popular choices - even though the  official due date is the 25th. Scroll down for video . A little princess? The majority of punters are convinced that the Duchess will give birth to a girl . 'Money talks, and punters all over the UK are convinced Kate will give birth to a baby girl soon,' comments Ladbrokes spokesman Jessica Bridge. 'It looks like the only people hoping for a boy are the bookies, and maybe Prince George.' Despite there being more than a week to go until the 25th, royal fans have already begun staking their claim to spots outside the Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington. The world's media are also expected to descend on London shortly, with media facilities at the hospital opening tomorrow. Names have also proved popular with betting fans, with Alice the current front runner for a princess, followed by Victoria. Both  have a suitably regal pedigree, with Victoria boasting a particularly spectacular history and a string of titled owners. Getting ready: Preparations have begun at the Lindo Wing, with police warning of a 'special event' Last engagements: The Duchess of Cambridge, seen here in Woolwich, hasn't been seen since March . Take two: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pictured with Prince George after his birth in 2013 . Most notable of those is the new baby's five-times great grandmother Queen Victoria, who ruled at the height of the British Empire and gloried in the title of Empress of India as well as Queen. Her eldest daughter, the mother of the future Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, was also called Victoria, as were an impressive 12 of Queen Victoria's granddaughters. Another famous Victoria is Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, 37, who will follow her 68-year-old father King Carl XVI Gustaf onto the Swedish throne. Alice, meanwhile, was bestowed on another of Queen Victoria's daughters, Princess Alice Maud Marie, who went on to marry Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse. The couple had seven children, among them the doomed last Tsarina of Russia, Alexandra Fyodorovna, and Victoria, first Princess Louis of Battenburg and then Marchioness of Milford Haven. Pedigree: Contemporary royal Victorias include Sweden's Crown Princess, pictured at her 2010 wedding . Princess Alice: Famous royal Alices include Prince Philip's mother, Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark . Will it be James? Along with seven British monarchs, James is also the name of the Duchess' brother . Her daughter, also called Alice, produced the most famous of Alice of Hesse's descendants - Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, now the Duke of Edinburgh. Should the punters of Britain be wrong and the Duchess of Cambridge produce a second baby boy instead, favourites include James and Arthur. James, although boasting a royal pedigree the equal of Victoria, is also a Middleton stalwart and is the name of the Duchess' 29-year-old brother. The moniker has also been used by two kings of Britain as a whole, James I and James II, and another five Scottish monarchs. Arthur, meanwhile, is derived from the Celtic Artorīgios which translates as 'bear king' and has a pedigree that includes Britain's most famous mythical king. Alice 3/1 . Elizabeth 5/1 . Charlotte 6/1 . Alexandra 8/1 . James 8/1 . Victoria 10/1 . Arthur 10/1 . Diana 12/1 . Henry 16/1 . Catherine 16/1 . Charles 16/1 . Thomas 16/1 . Phillip 20/1 . William 20/1 . Mary 20/1 . Albert 20/1 . Francis 20/1 . David 20/1 . Frances 25/1 . Alexander 25/1 . Spencer 25/1 . Eleanor 25/1 . Florence 25/1 . Margaret 25/1 . Michael 25/1 . Richard 25/1 . Rose 25/1 . Anne 25/1 . Sarah 25/1 . Louis 25/1 . Grace 25/1 . Peter 25/1 . Samuel 25/1 . Samantha 25/1 .
target: 90 per cent of bets on the royal baby's sex have been on a girl .
  One Scottish punter in Edinburgh placed a bet of £2,000 yesterday .
  Favourite potential birth dates include the 18th, 19th and 20th April .
  The Duchess of Cambridge's official due date is the 25th April .
  Popular names include Alice, Victoria, Arthur and James .