Odds on for Prince William

The odds of Prince William proposing to girlfriend Kate Middleton in 2009 is 11 to 8, according to bookmakers William Hill.

The 26 year old royal Prince William has been dating Kate since 2003, after the pair met at Scotland's University of St Andrews and the British public thinks the likelihood of William asking the brunette beauty to marry him are very high.

A royal source said: "There is a lot of planning involved in a royal engagement announcement of a member of the family as senior as William.

"A number of high-profile people have to be informed formally, and the couple have to be introduced to the Prime Minister of the day, among others. All this takes time.

"As far as I am aware I cannot see there being an engagement between the prince and Miss. Middleton for at least 18 months."

William's hopeful marriage prospects are not the only ones in the royal family.

William Hill have revealed Prince Harry proposing to his Zimbabwe-born girlfriend Chelsy Davy has odds of 6/1, while Prince Andrew - who was previously married to Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York - getting engaged has odds of 50/1.

Spokesperson Rupert Adams of William Hill said: "Every year there are a couple of big odds winners from the bets!"

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