Sophie Wessex looked sombre yet elegant as she watched over the annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations.
And it appears the beautiful Catherine Walker coat that she wore for the occasion was not only recycled - it has also been worn by her daughter Lady Louise Windsor at a poignant event.
Sophie took her place on a balcony overlooking the Cenotaph in London, where King Charles led his first Remembrance Sunday service as monarch.
It came just nine weeks after the death of the Queen - Sophie's mother-in-law to whom she was extremely close.
The Countess wore traditional black for the occasion with her coat featuring large buttons running around it.
And eagle-eyed fashion fans realised it was exactly the same design worn by Lady Louise when she took part in a vigil around the late Queen's coffin.
It came in the days after her death in Westminster Hall, when Louise was joined by her brother James and her cousins including Prince William and Prince Harry.
The recycled item was spotted by the Instagram account Royal Fashion Police, where fans were delighted it had been worn by both mother and daughter.
One wrote: "I love this coat and I love that it looks beautiful on Sophie and Louise."
While another said: "Beautiful on Countess Sophie and her daughter Lady Louise."
Meanwhile, during the annual ceremony in London yesterday, Sophie stood separately from Queen Consort Camilla and the Princess of Wales so nobody appeared to replace the late Queen, it has been reported.
Camilla and Kate stood shoulder to shoulder together on the main balcony of the Foreign Office overlooking the Cenotaph in London, where King Charles led the nation in honouring the war dead for the first time as monarch.
There was a poignant empty space, where the late Queen had stood in the middle of the two women to watch the emotional service in previous years when Charles, then Prince of Wales, would lay a wreath on her behalf.
At the service in 2021 when the Queen was unable to attend due to a back sprain, Sophie stood alongside both Kate and Camilla.
However, this year she watched the service from a separate balcony next to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
And according to The Telegraph, Kate and Camilla stood alone together and were given "equal prominence" to ensure that neither took the place of the late Queen.
It added that this arrangement, which saw Sophie stand elsewhere, meant that nobody took her "central spot" and appeared to replace the late monarch at the first Remembrance Sunday since her death just over two months ago.
