If you were one of the millions of people around the world who watched the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle earlier this year, chances are you remember the gospel choir.
The Kingdom Choir, which is based in London, captivated audiences from around the world with their performance. When they left the chapel that day, crowds called out to the members, trying to take selfies, offering a very different experience than hours before when they entered, says choir conductor Karen Gibson.
“It felt almost like we were being mobbed and being treated like celebrities and I was like, ‘Whoa, what is this?’ and then of course Facebook went mad as did Instagram,” Gibson says. “I think that’s when I got a bit of a hint at what was going on.”
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