A flurry of betting over the last 24 hours that Prince William will get engaged to girlfriend, Kate Middleton, has prompted bookmaker, William Hill, to stop taking bets on a royal engagement.

The bookmakers reportedly took over 100 bets in the last day, following the reignition of rumours that an engagement was imminent, the largest of which was £5000.

A spokesperson for William Hill said “the Royal Engagement seems to be question of when, not if, and we were giving away money by continuing to accept bets. When they do get engaged, it will cost us a princely sum”.

For those of you still wishing to take a punt, the bookmakers are still offering odds on which year the Royal Wedding will take place, with 2008 offering 5/4, and this year at 10/1.