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playing their part in celebrating the royal wedding. on the face of the nation. to come up with an idea. a charity single as a wedding gift to the happy couple. but it's no ordinary choir. difficulties in their lives. and the age of four i was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. the doctors said i wouldn't live to see 16. and backgrounds and boy, have we got them.

for sandra and her choir, it's been a roller—coaster of a ride. i mean, i had a major emotional meltdown this morning. this week's been rough. in without having a panic attack. could only dream of. but as the wedding draws closer... just move, just swap over. has she bitten off more than she can chew? we've just had an invitation to windsor. can i pull it off? her music all over the world. hello! and meghan are due to tie the knot in windsor castle. so, sandra, what's the inspiration to this choir?

organisations like invictus. fantastic work. they start walking down the road towards the mall. about that in public. with this project. so what's so special about this choir? what are you looking for? oh, i'm looking for amazing people. orjust challenges in terms of stress and anxiety. and sets the choir apart from any other choir, i think. immediately sandra faces her first hurdle. singalong off the ground? well, soon, word spreads. sandra's idea strikes the right chord. bbc coventry and warwickshire. it starts making headlines.

wedding, this may. and it's not long before the demo tapes start rolling in. # created me... "this is me". # going up to yonder... ". absolutely moving.

suffered decades of depression. crying and everything. getting very emotional, not wanting to go out. or talking to anybody. things i could imagine doing. and then i thought, no, i could never do that. back down from a challenge. whatever happens, i have to try this. jonty g also responded to sandra's call to action. i was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at the age of four. and i wouldn't live to see 16. and i'm 29 now, yeah. from a nerve disease that stops him from walking.

to the bottom of the feet. every nerve in the body is affected. ilike singing. i think choirs sound brilliant and it's a release. sandra holds auditions to narrow the field. the venue, the awesome interior of coventry cathedral. # summertime and the living is easy... scores of people turn up to face sandra and her panel ofjudges. for many, the biggest stage they have ever sung on. so, canjonty g, rupak and dave impress her? stress and tensions.

i feel so free when i'm singing. i think it changes a lot of people's lives but it also changes me. # like a bridge over troubled waters #. i think you're anxious, you want it to go well. it was challenging but good. from getting the better of her. thing really terrifying. stand up and

you won't get to be able to sing. that's the worst thing, my voice won't come out. and that's fine, that's all right. the sky's not going to fall in. it's not the end of the world. but it'sjust, for some reason it's really terrifying. # i'm so lost without you #. i was absolutely terrified. my hands were shaking. everything was shaking! it was going to happen. i was scared, really scared. # to say that i was so wrong #. you have to have heart. heart, i have plenty of. # take the

ribbon from your hair #. and then it's time for dave and his baritone to take centre stage. # lying soft against my skin #. my boots were shaking before i put them on. it was quite nerve—racking. so nerve—racking in fact — his mind goes blank. # i could take nothing from you... sorry. third line, gone, disappeared. the third line had just vanished like a rabbit from a hat. it was nowhere. that was it.

people come alive. who were there to audition. it was a realjamboree, as it were. and happy at the end. the choir takes several days. and then it's time to break the good news to the successful singers. hello, is that francis. yes, it is. hello, darling. i've got some good news for you. 0n good friday. i want to tell you that you've made it through to the choir. thank you! 0h, she's started early, singing. that's lovely. jonty g has also made the cut.

i'm so glad that i've made it through. it was just amazing to get that call. and despite the nerves, so have dave and rupak. it was just fantastic to get the phone call. you know, and then that was it, it was there. it was, ijust felt lifted. i had my speech ready to say because i was complete... are you sure? she said rupak, you got through and i was like... i was just really surprised. and the name of the new choir, gosp—ability. # i should be so lucky in love #.

and that's basically based on love and giving away, that's great. have we got them. she has her choir but now she needs a song. fit for a prince and his bride. what comes first, the melody or the lyrics? i start dreaming and i think, what am i thinking about? this is a love song, so of course, love hearts everywhere. fit for a prince and a soon to be duchess. relate to everybody. ok, let's hear a bit. harry is a bit of a

groover. what you think about this song. # without you there is no song... going to get very far. and i feel that those lyrics are apt. guildhall in windsor. 36 hours before the couple tie the knot. everything is falling into place. at windsor in the pipeline. for rehearsals and beginning to jam. elvis!

do you want to borrow my glasses? common journey together. it is fine being friends, but can sandra get them to sing? you kind of dip your head into that. two, three, four. not bad, and her big love song is going down well. # without you there is no song #. my gosh, it's a bit nerve—racking, but so exciting. i'm loving it, i'm absolutely loving every minute. i feel honoured to be a part of it, i really do.

without having a panic attack. so, yeah, i'm really happy that i got here and i wasn't shaking. you know, we're singing for a royal. what can i say? but not everybody is finding the choir easy. i had a major emotional meltdown this morning. for all of last week i started to feel like a fraud. look at the talent in this group, what am i doing here? no diva moments until later. to be there, they'd never seen each other before, fun and games. actually going to happen?

of them had lost their confidence is a little bit. it's not something on the outside. to me, nobody else has. who are dealing with this. and i wasn't in their control. 0k. sandra is at the helm, steering it all. looks at you, you know, are you all right? brave, i see them all as being really brave. i'm here and i'm so grateful. voice in the head that constantly tries

to overwhelm me. to record the single. the recording, that's where i was nervous. i thought, blimey, watch me muff it up now. and i've recorded an awful lot. work, doing something they should be doing. is in the same moment. 0h! you're off. it's a great feeling. a family and that's the strength of the choir.

and made lifelong friends. a new and unexpected challenge. presiding over the royal wedding, the archbishop of canterbury. i don't think it gets much better than that. they're singing a different part. just keep to the melody, try and listen to everybody, 0k. one, two, three. by the people doing the recording. and if you drop a clanger you've dropped a clanger.

forgets their words. it was like this". from left to right which may not seem a big thing. but if you have someone going in completely the wrong direction... you could feel the excitement. it's gonna be great. just remember to focus, lots of smiles. thrilled, i want to do it now. it's gonna be great. like this, and in front of the archbishop of canterbury. 0h!

that's all i can say. from when i was working here. that they had, it's a liberation of the people involved. remember this, guys. "i can't do that". gosp—ability simply have to deliver.

# without you there is no song #. amazing, this has been a dream come true. and practised, we encouraged, we prayed and everything. and you know, will they deliver, that was the question, and they did. they were so incredible. i was in heaven. that was just brilliant, absolutely wonderful. rupak, how do you feel it went? i think it went really well, really well.

i really enjoyed it. i couldn't control myself. i was really enjoying it, the energy was phenomenal. clapping and cheering, it was incredible. i loved every moment of it. wow. i want to thank everybody in this group for making me a part of it. # and i'll be yourfriend #. in the run—up to harry and meghan's wedding. for that performance, they will have an audience of millions. bigger and better to do, but boy, they're switched on.

reaching for the stars. # somebody to lean on #. who are you? all: gosp-ability! go where? all: gosp-ability!

good afternoon. very mixed but the rest of the weekend. weekend. beautiful scenes on the isle of man and earlier. it is not like that everywhere. —— the isle of arran. south, many paths turning increasingly cloudy. increasingly cloudy. already some rain and grey skies in surrey. surrey. in england and wales and also eastern scotland. eastern scotland.

scattered showers, temperatures 15-18d. scattered showers, temperatures 15—18d. 15—18d. south—east and east anglia, uncertain how far west it will get. uncertain how far west it will get. coast and into the far east of scotland later on. scotland later on. spots, even in the centre of belfast tebbutt is down to 4 degrees. tebbutt is down to 4 degrees. west of scotland and western england and wales. and wales. soggy afternoon with temperatures around 12 degrees. around 12 degrees. brighter in the south west. south west. coming week, the prospects are quite promising. promising.

to get a lot of dry weather and some spells of sunshine. spells of sunshine. edinburgh, 21 in london and that sets us up for the week ahead. sets us up for the week ahead. but it will often be pleasantly warm, particularly in the sunshine. warm, particularly in the sunshine. after a mixed weekend, the week ahead does not look too bad. i'm lukwesa burak.