Meghan Markle’s book The Bench is not being stocked at Queen’s online store

THE Duchess of Sussex’s picture book The Bench is not being stocked in the Queen’s online store.

The online Royal Collection Shop boasts a whole “storytime” section of “delightful” children’s books.

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They include Paddington at the Palace for £6.99 and even Peppa Pig Meets The Queen for £4.99 But the Duchess of Sussex’s title – which has crashed out of Amazon’s top 100 – is not among them.

Meghan, 39, claims it was inspired by a poem she wrote for Harry on his first Father’s Day and a “love story” of him and Archie.

The picture book topped the New York Times Bestsellers List for children’s picture books but sold just 3,212 copies in the UK its first week since publication on June 8.

But plunged more than 95 places in a week to crash out of the Amazon top 100 books in the UK, with the firm slashing its price by nearly 40 per cent.

A message on the Royal Collection Trust website’s kids’ book section states: “Tuck the children into bed with a bedtime story from the official royal gift shop.

“Telling tales of The Queen’s search for the perfect birthday crown to wear for her party, Paddington Bear’s visit to Buckingham Palace, or when Peppa Pig met The Queen.

“These books are full to the brim with colourful illustrations and delightful narratives which are sure to inspire the children.”

Meghan says The Bench is inspired by watching her husband and their son Archie, two.

The former Hollywood actor, 39, plugged her book in chat with a US radio station last month, which was her first interview since giving birth to her second child, Lilibet.

Meghan said the poem that runs through her book is inspired by the relationship between her husband and their son Archie.

She said: “ I often find, and especially in this past year, I think so many of us realised how much happens in the quiet,” she said.

“It was definitely moments like that, watching them from out of the window and watching [my husband] just, you know, rock him to sleep or carry him or, you know … those lived experiences, from my observation, are the things that I infused in this poem She added: “It’s a love story.

“It’s really just about growing with someone and having this deep connection and this trust so that, be it good times or bad, you know that you had this person.”