«Breaking News» ‘High do!’ Bride-to-be is thrilled with proposal on the roof of seventh-Century Rochester Cathedral

For a young Christian woman, a private tour of a seventh century Cathedral became an even greater delight than expected when her boyfriend got down on one knee on the roof - and proposed.

Thanks to thoughtful secret plans made by Joel Shopland, 26, his girlfriend Joanna Hay, 25, thought the couple were simply enjoying the spectacular views from the roof of Rochester Cathedral.

But as her family looked on - unbeknownst to her - from a nearby rooftop, Joel knelt down to propose on February 23, just six months after the pair started dating. 

Joanna said: 'I had no idea - I went to get my car washed before hand not realising this was messing up all the plans.'

Incredible moment Joel Shopland, 26, proposed to his girlfriend Joanna Hay,25, on the roof of Rochester Cathedral

The pair shared an embrace after Joel's proposal in February after a six month courtship

Joel had pretended his father was meeting someone from the Diocese when he invited Joanna to tour the cathedral - the second-oldest in England dating to 604 AD.

He explained: 'Jo was just completely shocked - it was brilliant because we managed to make it look like a spontaneous tour until we got out onto the roof and she realised what was going on.

'The guide was giving us the history of the cathedral which I was not paying any attention to because I was so nervous and I had to make sure everything was ready for when I popped the question.'

The couple and their parents were greeted by cathedral staff member Colin Tolhurst who said he needed to check the fire alarms were working on the roof and invited Joel and Joanna to join him.

Joanna and Joel plan to marry in August at her family church in Hampshire

Joanna, originally from Basingstoke, said: 'We were having the tour and Joel said "there's a reason why I invited you up here."

'Then he read out this letter from year back - it was from a Christian lady who got a message from God about her future partner- then got got down on one knee and proposed.

'He then said "look over there" and my dad and his mum were in the windows of Rochester Castle taking photos and waving, and my sister and husband were also on the ramp leading up to the castle.'

Canny Joel had arranged for his future father-in-law, Peter Hay, and some of Joanna's other relatives to be stood high up in the nearby castle from where they could watch the proposal at a discrete distance.

Bird's eye view: Joanna's family watched from the nearby castle and took photos of the couple

Joanna waved towards her father to show her engagement ring proudly on her finger

The happy couple: Joel and Joanna met four years ago but only started dating six months ago

The loved-up couple met through their church while studying at Brunel University in West London four years ago, but the religious pair have only been dating for six months.

Joanna was studying to become a physiotherapist, while Joel was studying sports science.

But Joanna relocated to work in Kent and it was not until August last year they started dating.

Joel and Joanna hope to tie the knot at Joanna's family church in Hampshire in August - a year after they became a couple.

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