Britain's Got Talent Odds: Prince William Could Make Appearance In Final
After 15 weeks, Britain's Got Talent 2026 is finally coming to an end on Saturday - and there is a clear favourite on betting sites to win the £250,000 cash prize and the chance to perform in front of the Royal Family at the Royal Variety Performance.
But BGT might have its own Royal in attendance for the series 19 finale on Saturday night.
BGT Judge Wills
Prince William has been getting out and about recently, watching his beloved Aston Villa lift the Europa League in Istanbul, and then heading off to the Isles of Scilly for an appearance on Heart Breakfast alongside BGT judge and radio host Amanda Holden.
During William's chat with Amanda and her co-host Jamie Theakston, Amanda suggested doing a live BGT appearance from the Isles of Scilly to save her flying back to England for the last live semi-final.
She said to the Prince: "You could be like a fifth judge," and he cheekily replied: "Let's do it. I could do better than Simon."
BGT bosses played the clip during the last live semi-final to gauge Simon Cowell's reaction, and he backed William to be a "brilliant" fifth judge.
"Prince William loves making appearances at entertainment and sporting events, as he has done recently to cheer on his beloved Aston Villa, and on the Heart Breakfast show. An appearance in the BGT finale would no doubt impress his children even more, and it looks like there's a real chance it could happen. If so, he could see poet Sonny Green or the Jeremy Clarkson-formed Hawkstone Farmers Choir win the show's whopping £250k prize. We shouldn't write off the magicians, if last year is anything to go by, but drone act Celestial could be the value play if they put in a stellar final performance."
He said: "Come on, do it. Come on, please. We will make a special throne."
BGT host Ant McPartlin added: "We're appealing to you now, Your Highness. The chair is always here for you whenever you fancy it."
William is no stranger to appearing at entertainment and sporting events, after making a surprise behind-the-scenes visit to the Doctor Who studios in 2025, and dancing at a Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert in 2024.
It wouldn't be a shock if he made an appearance of some kind during Saturday's BGT final, and he is just 10/11 on betting apps to do so.
Britain's Got Talent Odds: Will Prince William Appear At BGT 2026 Final?
To Appear | Odds | Probability |
Yes | 10/11 | 52.4% |
No | 11/10 | 47.6% |
Sonny To Shine Brightest?
If William does appear at the BGT finale, he might see Essex poet Sonny Green win the series.
He received a semi-final Golden Buzzer from Simon to progress to the finale, after impressing the judges with his latest spoken word piece.
Sonny is now 13/8 favourite with Bet365 to triumph on Saturday night, and there is a bit of breathing space in the market between him and the Jeremy Clarkson-formed Hawkstone Farmers Choir, who are 4/1 second favourites.
The choir - who are raising awareness of mental health issues within the farming community - performed an emotional rendition of Bastille's song Pompeii in their semi-final, after Amanda gave them a Golden Buzzer to reach that stage.
But they didn't need a Golden Buzzer to progress to the finale - they won the public vote instead.
Following a standing ovation from judges Amanda and KSI, Amanda told them: "Oh my goodness, beautiful song choice, and I think we've touched on this before - farming touches every single person in this country."
Simon missed the choir's audition, when Stacey Solomon filled in for him, but he is well aware they are one of the favourites to win this year's BGT.
He said: "Well, I wasn’t there the first time. You are one of the favourites to win, you know that?"
Magic Man To Triumph?
However, the BGT favourites don't always prove to be victorious.
Last year, LED dance troupe The Blackouts and choir Hear Our Voice swapped favouritism in the final - but it was magician Harry Moulding who was victorious.
If history were to repeat itself on Saturday night then it could be a bumper victory for magic men Rafferty Coope (8/1) or Fabian Fox.
However, it would be a major shock if Fabian out-foxes his competition, because he is a massive 50/1 outsider with most UK bookmakers.
Instead, drone display group Celestial look far more likely to upset Sonny or The Hawkstone Farmers Choir.
Celestial are 11/2 for victory, but as short as 4/1 in places.
Singer Matty Juniosa is also in contention, at 11/2 with Bet365, and he is just one of five acts in single-figure prices.
Comedian Ted Hill is the best of the rest, at 16/1 with William Hill.
But foot juggler Liwei Yang may get the boot. The brave star is 80/1 with most UK bookmakers, and therefore unlikely to land the quarter of a million prize.
* Reminder: Some of these are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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