Two Months Until White Christmas By Royal Appointment

This year, for the first time in 30 years of white Christmas betting, bookmakers William Hill will be accepting wagers on snow falling on Buckingham Palace during the 24hr period of Christmas day.

William Hill have made the move following the revelation that the Met Office weather station in London will no longer be a manned station 24hrs a day. Fortunately for festive flutters lovers the Met Office have given assurance that advances in technology will mean that they will be able to give a result for Buckingham Palace and the surrounding area.

"There is no doubt that some of the romance of White Christmas betting will be lost, as it is a much loved concept of a forecaster spending a chilly 24hrs on the roof of the Met Office looking out for that elusive single snow flake, but I am sure punters will be happy that we have moved the result to Buckingham Palace!" said William Hill's spokesman Rupert Adams.

With continued warm temperatures, William Hill are offering 8/1 for snow in London the longest price this century.

William Hill Latest White Christmas Betting: 3/1 Aberdeen, 7/2 Dublin, 7/2 Glasgow, 7/1 Manchester, 7/1 Birmingham, 7/1 Liverpool, 7/1 Leeds, 8/1 Cardiff, 8/1 Exeter, 8/1 London.