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Melbourne crowd serenades Prince Harry, Meghan with wedding song

Prince Harry dances along Melbourne meet and greet as choir bursts into song.

A choir serenaded the royal couple with their wedding  song Stand By Me in Melbourne.

A choir serenaded the royal couple with their wedding song Stand By Me in Melbourne. Source: AAP

Amid the numerous gifts adoring Aussies have handed over to the visiting royals, one was a present unlike any other.

As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their way to Government House in Melbourne on Thursday, a choir start belting out the couple’s wedding song Stand by Me.

"Who's singing?" Prince Harry shouted,  before busting out some dance moves.

“Much better than the original."

The Ben E. King classic was performed by The Kingdom Choir during the couple's nuptials at St George's Chapel in May this year.  

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding in May this year. Source: AAP

Stand By Me is a song about enduring love, but for many its lyrics carry a deep political underlining.

The blues ballad rose to popularity during the civil rights movement, and was used as a rallying cry for solidarity among people of colour.

Meghan's marriage to Prince Harry is widely-considered the start of a more inclusive royal family.

Thursday's unexpected choir was organised by Melbourne radio show Fox FM’s Fifi, Fev and Byron, who wore special shirts for the occasion.


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