Meghan Markle sent Prince Harry an urgent message as Duchess found out Queen had died before her husband

An extract of the book sharing new details of Harry and Meghan's experience on the day Queen Elizabeth II died has been published in People.

Scobie claims that Prince Harry boarded his plane to Scotland not knowing if the Queen was still alive.

A source said: "His [Harry's] team literally had to beg for them to wait for his plane to land and they reluctantly agreed to hold the statement back for a little bit."

The Royal Family were unable to reach the Duke of Sussex during his 70-minute flight despite many attempts and decided to announce the Queen's death before telling Harry privately.

The extract claims that when Prince Harry landed in Scotland he received a text from Meghan urging him to call her as soon as possible followed by a breaking news notification from the BBC announcing the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Duke of Sussex "was crushed" by the news according to a source.

A friend of the Harry's told Scobie: "His relationship with the Queen was everything to him.

"She would have wanted him to know before it went out to the world.

"They could have waited just a little longer, it would have been nothing in the grand scheme of things, but no one respected that at all."

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The book also claims that Prince Harry was told not to bring his wife with him to Scotland.

The extract says Charles told his son it was "protocol" and that Kate would also not be there.

A former Palace aide said: "They just didn't want Meghan there.

While a friend of the Duchess of Sussex said Meghan "could sense she was not wanted".