Royal fans were left questioning where the Countess of Wessex was after Queen Consort Camilla and the Princess of Wales stood alone on a balcony overlooking the Cenotaph at today's emotional Remembrance Day service.
While many turned their attention to King Charles leading the nation in remembrance for the first time since his mother's death, others questioned why Sophie didn't join the other senior royal women on the main balcony.
At the service last year, Sophie stood shoulder to shoulder with Camilla and Kate on the main balcony to watch the wreathes be laid at the Cenotaph.
And one royal fan asked on Twitter today: "Where is Sophie, The Countess of Wessex?"
While another wondered: "Where is Sophie Wessex?"
However, it turned out she had been watching the service from a different balcony this year and stood with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
Wearing an elegant black dress and a single string of pearls, Sophie looked solemn as she stood to pay tribute to the war dead.
As the previous head of the Armed Forces, the late Queen only missed seven Cenotaph services during her reign, including in 2021 due to a back sprain.
The Queen, who died just nine weeks ago at the age of 96, considered Remembrance Sunday, which commemorates the war dead, to be one of the most significant and important engagements in the royal calendar.
The country's longest reigning monarch lived through the Second World War and became the first female royal to serve in the Armed Forces as a full-time active member when she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) in 1945.
While he had previously laid a wreath on his mother's behalf, The King led the nation in remembrance for the first time since his accession today.
The monarch's poppy wreath incorporated a ribbon of his racing colours, with the design a tribute to the ones used by both his late mother and his grandfather King George VI. A wreath was also laid by an equerry on the Queen Consort’s behalf for the first time.
Dressed in his RAF uniform, The Prince of Wales lay the same wreath previously used by his father, who held the title Prince of Wales for more than 64 years before his accession to the throne. It features the white Prince of Wales feathers but features a new ribbon in 'Welsh red'.
Also present were the Earl of Wessex, the Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent.
