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18 Dec 14
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C*r**s were offering 10 to 1 but have stopped taking bets.
Leading bookmaker C**** has suspended betting on the Queen announcing her abdication in her speech on Christmas Day, following a rush of bets this afternoon.
The firm was offering odds of 10-1 that Her Majesty would announce her decision to step down during her address to the nation, but today's unusual gambling has instantly set alarm bells ringing, forcing C**** to close the market altogether.
'Throughout the year there has been major speculation about the Queen's future but today's gamble has really caught us by surprise,' said C****'s Nicola McGeady.
'As far as we are concerned there's no smoke without fire when bets like this come through all in succession, so we have decided to be safe rather than sorry and pull the plug on the market,' added McGeady.
A Palace spokesperson said they would not comment.
C*r**s were offering 10 to 1 but have stopped taking bets.
Leading bookmaker C**** has suspended betting on the Queen announcing her abdication in her speech on Christmas Day, following a rush of bets this afternoon.
The firm was offering odds of 10-1 that Her Majesty would announce her decision to step down during her address to the nation, but today's unusual gambling has instantly set alarm bells ringing, forcing C**** to close the market altogether.
'Throughout the year there has been major speculation about the Queen's future but today's gamble has really caught us by surprise,' said C****'s Nicola McGeady.
'As far as we are concerned there's no smoke without fire when bets like this come through all in succession, so we have decided to be safe rather than sorry and pull the plug on the market,' added McGeady.
A Palace spokesperson said they would not comment.
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prince charleS wanted £500 on but was refused
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"A Palace spokesperson?"
Is that Slippy Blue? |
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Guineas shirley
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Nothing to do with a bit of free publicity for the said firm?
Rush of bets my arse. |
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w@nkers prob took £2 at 10/1
walofs |
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Even if she were to abdicate, cannot see her announcing it in a Christmas Day speech.
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One point to note is that she is approximately 260 days from overtaking Queen Victoria and becoming Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
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It won't happen. As has already been said nothing bit publicity for the bookies.
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It's an absolute croc and a complete non story, not a chance in hell will Betty Britain abdicate.
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At least not until she's appeared in one of cmat's Swordsmen heats.
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Has the Spanish Abdication early this year given one pause for thought?
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The newspaper who put this stunt on their front page should hang their heads in shame.
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In the next year she will become the longest reigning monarch in the thousand year history of the British Royal family, is it likely she'd miss out on that record in order to abdicate just a few months short of the historic landmark?
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I don't think she will be bothered about any record.
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If anyone got a £200 at 10/1 with Corals they are gilding the Lilly. My mate is a manager for them and it didn't happen.
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They won't even lay me £100 on a horse.
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"As far as we are concerned there's no smoke without fire"
There is it's called a smokescreen, and as many on here have said it's bollix. |
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"I don't think she will be bothered about any record."
You think so? It would cement her place in history, she may be royal, which could advance the idea, to you, she's above all earthly weaknesses, but she's also a human being; would it not appeal to her vanity to surpass her great grear grandmother's record? |
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Six people had a bet in 10 minutes so they pulled betting!!!!!
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she knows that in order to keep the Royal Family going, she needs to keep Charlie off the throne for as long as possible. I actually think she will die as Queen, knowing that the wave of national mourning will give Charlie an easy ride for a few years before the New Generation take over.....
Despite Diana nearly destroying the royal family, she probably is the person that has done the most to save them..... |
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Or what with Russia and North Korea getting a bit tasty she realises it might not be safe to be Queen
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