Prince William in line for top bachelor award

Britain's Prince William, Tom Hanks' son Colin or actor Ashton Kutcher – who is the most eligible bachelor in the world?

Readers of US magazine People are being asked to decide who should occupy the top spot – and has issued different front covers comparing the two rivals.

It notes William, who turns 21 on Saturday, wears baseball caps and dates “blue-blooded babes”.

Kutcher, 25, who stars in Fox’s That ’70s Show and Punk’d on MTV, prefers trucker hats and hangs out with “Hollywood hotties”. He is currently dating actress Demi Moore.

The magazine released its list of the 25 hottest bachelors yesterday but is leaving the top spot open to an online vote.

Also included in the list are Pop Idol and American Idol judge Simon Cowell, Jennifer Lopez’s ex-husband Cris Judd and Tom Hanks’s son Colin Hanks.