THEY left two billion people around the world spellbound with their performance during Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in May.

Gospel singers The Kingdom Choir became a household name after performing their stunning rendition of Stand by Me made famous by Ben E. King.

Now the choir have announced they will be embarking on a tour of the UK next year, which includes a date at Bournemouth’s Pavilion Theatre on Tuesday, May 28.

The 18-date headline tour in April and May will include a first anniversary celebration at the Royal Albert Hall in London, a year to the day after the wedding at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.

Following the wedding, the choir’s version of Stand By Me went straight in at number 1 of the Billboard Gospel Songs Chart and received more than 10 million views on YouTube.

Since the royal wedding, The Kingdom Choir has made a number of high profile appearances on TV networks across the UK as well as closing the Invictus Games in Sydney in October.

They’ve also been featured in the film Tube Tales, TV series Maisie Raine and alongside the BBC Philharmonic for the Radio 4 Easter Sunday Worship.

The Kingdom Choir was founded in 1994 London by award-winning conductor Karen Gibson and features singers from in and around London. Their largest audience prior to the royal wedding was just 200 people.

Last month the choir released its debut album, Stand by Me, which features the title track as performed at the royal wedding, as well as versions of Beyoncé’s Halo, John Legend’s All Of Me and Stormzy’s Blinded By Your Grace Part 2. It also includes original track Chases, written by members of the choir.

Karen Gibson, conductor of The Kingdom Choir, said: “The Kingdom Choir is absolutely delighted with the journey of the past few months. It’s been a rollercoaster, but we wouldn’t have it any other way – first, the honour of being able to sing at the Royal Wedding, then the thrill of being signed to Sony, and now a national tour!

“It’s like an un-dreamt dream – one that you wouldn’t even consider, because you never thought it could happen to you. We’re very grateful and very excited about what’s to come.”

Tickets are on sale now from ticketmaster.co.uk and cuffeandtaylor.com.