ONE Ledbury woman had a fairytale ending at Hereford's pantomime when her partner got down on one knee on stage.

Matthew Pace-Bardon proposed to Katie Williams during the second act of The Courtyard’s annual pantomime Peter Pan.

The panto cast were in on the act - Ms Smee, played by Philip Day, and her son Smee, played by Ellie Kerkhoven, invited Matthew on to the stage to sing their version of the Proclaimers hit 500 Miles.

Once the song finished, Matthew took the microphone, got down on one knee and asked Katie to be his wife.

Cheers erupted when Katie said yes.

Matthew said: “I know Katie loved the theatre, so I thought why not propose to her on stage with our children Freya, Logan and Paisley with us to share the magic of theatre.

"It was also the most magical time of the year coming up to Christmas."

He thanked front of house manager Katie Owen, Philip Day, Ellis Kerkhoven and Captain Hook actor Craig Painting for making the day so special.

This was not the first proposal that The Courtyard stage has seen, with Andrew Berry proposing to his partner Helen Jones at the end of the pantomime in 2016.