TRAGIC JOURNEY
PRINCE Harry was told the Queen had died three hours after her death as he dashed to Balmoral to be with his family.
The Duke of Sussex chartered a £30,000 private jet to get him to Scotland in a desperate attempt to see the Queen before she died.
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But the Queen's official death certificate reveals the monarch died at 3.10pm - before Harry boarded the plane at London Luton.
The Duke of Sussex discovered his grandmother had passed away five minutes before Buckingham Palace released a statement.
By the time he landed in Scotland at 6.46pm, the Queen's death had been announced to the world.
But the certificate shows she had actually died three hours before the phonecall was made to Harry.
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A spokesman for the King said at the time: "The public was only informed after every family member had been informed."
The 38-year-old had been in the UK for a whirlwind charity tour with wife Meghan Markle when it was announced that doctors of the Queen, 96, were "concerned for Her Majesty's health".
At 1.50pm on Thursday, September 8, Harry’s spokesperson announced he would be travelling to Scotland.
But royal aides struggled to find him a plane - despite William catching a flight from RAF Northolt, with Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
He finally boarded a plane at London Luton Airport and departed at 5.34pm.
However, the Queen’s death certificate revealed the late monarch passed away at 3.10pm at Balmoral Castle aged 96.
At 6.46pm the news of her death was announced across the world.
Grieving Harry was then seeing holding his head in his hand as he travelled to Balmoral from Aberdeen airport.
Wearing a black suit and tie, Harry left looking visibly upset while making the journey by car.
King Charles and Anne were already in Scotland so made it in time to say a final goodbye.
It comes as Meghan and Harry were "demoted" to the bottom of the Royal Family's website alongside Prince Andrew and minor royals.
The pair are said to have previously sat about halfway down the official website, below senior royals and above minor members of the family.
However, the page has since been updated following the death of the Queen - and the Sussexes now sit below royals like Princess Alexandra and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
Non-working royals like Prince Michael of Kent and his wife Marie-Christine have also been removed from the page entirely, reports.
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It's understood the changes have been made to reflect the role played by working members of the Royal Family - rather than the order of succession.
The shift comes after King Charles is said to be planning to create a "slimmed down" monarchy during his reign, saying the public does not want to be paying for an ever-expanding Royal Family.
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