Finding Freedom, the new royal biography, is being serialized in The Sunday Times, revealing a slew of fresh facts about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s relationship. The new book extract, co-written by Omid Scobie, and Carolyn Durand, exposes what truly transpired during Meghan and Harry’s initial encounter.

The book features reporting and interviews with royal family members, Meghan Markle, and Prince Harry, as well as insights on how Meghan and Harry’s romance began, how fast and profoundly they fell in love, and how they managed to keep their first six months of dating out of the British tabloids.

According to the book, Meghan was just out of a two-year relationship when a remark to a friend about meeting a “nice English gentleman to flirt with” on a trip to London led to her royal aspirations coming true.

The Sussexes were matched up on a blind date at the Dean Street Townhouse of Soho House. During their initial encounter, Harry drank beer and Meghan a Martini, according to Finding Freedom, with a source characterizing the duo as “in their own little world.” According to reports, the first meeting lasted almost three hours. They enjoyed a lovely supper at Dean Street Townhouse, complete with romance and flirtation.  “Despite the palpable attraction between them, there was no goodbye kiss, no expectation, just a hint that something was there and they hoped to see each other again soon,” Scobie and Durand explained.

But they did make arrangements for their second date the next day later that night.   They split up after that, but “Harry knew they would be together at that point,” a buddy told Scobie and Durand. “She was ticking every box fast.”

A friend told Scobie and Durand about the intimate details of the night, during which the two “chatted a lot” during the romantic supper “ended chastely with Harry returning to the palace. Still, their chemistry had been electric throughout the meal as they both flirted. A touch of an arm here, direct eye contact there.”

According to a friend quoted in the book, the couple fell in love at first sight.

A “Friend” told the co-authors, “Almost immediately they were almost obsessed with each other… It was as if Harry was in a trance.” Meanwhile, Meghan is said to have “called one of her girlfriends,” and asked, “Do I sound crazy when I say this could have legs?”

Soon, Harry welcomed Meghan to his Kensington Palace residence for the first time, where they chatted more.

“When Harry opened the door, the prince towered in the small hallway with lots of coats hung on hooks and his boots by the door, just like any regular home,” the sample said.

Six weeks later, he invited her to join him on their big third date holiday to Botswana.

According to a source, “They stayed for most of the trip in one of the $1,957 a night deluxe tents. [Meghan] came back smiling and just completely spellbound.”

“Her phone was full of photos—the nature they had seen, candid snaps of herself, and selfies with Harry. They would have happily spent the entire summer there together.”

“Meghan said that she and Harry talked so much, about things she rarely shared with anyone. I’ve never felt that safe… that close to someone in such a short amount of time,” said the friend.

“Technically the getaway was just their third date… but by then, they were each already dancing around the idea that this just may be a forever thing,” another acquaintance told the writers.

Soon after they met and began dating, Harry warned Meghan that the press would inevitably find out about their relationship. “Make the most of this time we have,” he said, the authors reported. So they did.