Talk of the Town: Will Beatrice be the bookies' favourite?

THE extraordinary hat sported by Princess Beatrice at the wedding of Prince William and Kate earlier this year caused such a stir that it even raised £81,100.01 for the charities Unicef and Children in Crisis at a post-wedding eBay auction.

So get yourself down to Cowgate on Saturday for a peek at what she wears to Mike and Zara's wedding, because bookies William Hill are giving odds of 3/1 that her headgear will once again end up on the internet auction site.

As for colours - they are offering 2/1 that it is yellow, 4/1 for blue and 100/1 Union Jack coloured.

We think a nice tartan bunnet would look just right on her flame-coloured tresses.

It's the birth of a new era at Camera Obscura

IN yesterday's Evening News we revealed how a pregnant mum-to-be had spotted her unborn baby on the thermal imaging camera at Camera Obscura.

Sure enough, the queue of mothers hoping to catch a similar view has begun, with one already turning up on the day the paper was published.

Staff have promised to let us know if they catch a glimpse of twins or triplets on the brightly coloured scan.

Capital at your service

ACROSS the UK, Scots have a reputation as unbridled misers. But here in Caledonia, it is we Edinburgers who are famed for being positively tight-fisted.

"You'll have had your tea" is the phrase frequently recited as a reminder of our miserly status.

But a new survey suggests this stereotype is unfair, with residents in Edinburgh and Glasgow thought to amongst the best tippers in the land.

The Capital comes out fifth in a list of most generous payers of gratuity forking out an average tip of 7.85 per cent of the total bill. Oxford came out top of the tippers with 8.44 per cent shelled out on gratuities. Leeds was the worst offender.

You'd be a twit to miss it

LOOKING for something to watch at this year's festival, how about a recommendation from Stephen Fry?

The actor and TV star has taken to Twitter to show his support for an award-winning musical.

In a recent tweet, he advised his millions of followers to look out for Fresher The Musical at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

He described the musical as an "exciting new piece", advising his three million Twitter followers to "watch out for them at #EdFringe".