Princess Anne's husband, Sir Timothy Laurence, appeared to be absent from Tuesday's Garden Party, with confusion surrounding his attendance.
The Princess Royal, 74, travelled to Scotland to join King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Palace of Holyroodhouse for Royal Week.
It was expected that Sir Tim would be accompanying his wife, whom he married in 1992 after her divorce from Captain Mark Phillips, as his name had been listed in a press release from Buckingham Palace.
However, the retired Royal Navy officer, 70, was not present in the photographs that came out of the Edinburgh Palace.
Princess Anne's husband Timothy Laurence absent from Garden Party as confusion surrounds attendance.
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GB News understands that Sir Tim’s attendance was noted down in error, and that he was not expected to attend.
Sir Tim was last photographed on June 25 with Anya Hurlbert during the press night performance of "Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet" at Sadler's Wells Theatre.
The Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse is part of the Royal Family’s annual Scottish tour, which began on July 1 and will conclude on July 4.
Princess Anne stepped out on Tuesday evening with King Charles, 76, and Queen Camilla, 77, and other assembled dignitaries, beginning with a salute as they stood on the Palace steps. The Princess Royal wore an all-blue ensemble at the Edinburgh soiree.
King Charles, Queen Camilla and Princess Anne pictured at the Garden Party.
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Royal Week in Scotland officially began with King Charles’s observance of the Ceremony of the Keys in the Palace garden.
This centuries-old ritual involves the Lord Provost presenting the Keys to the City of Edinburgh to the monarch, who then returns them for safekeeping.
During the Ceremony of the Keys, King Charles met with Service Chiefs before receiving a Royal Salute.
He then inspected the King's Bodyguard Scotland, otherwise known as the Royal Company of Archers, as they presented a Guard of Honour as part of the formal proceedings.
King Charles and Queen Camilla led the royal contingent at the Garden Party.
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Princess Anne wore an all-blue ensemble at the Edinburgh party.
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Elsewhere, Queen Camilla officially opened the newly rebuilt Ratho Library in Scotland.
The opening marked the launch of the Edinburgh International Book Festival's Paper Trails initiative.
The five-year programme aims to bring literature directly into local communities across Edinburgh.
Their Majesties' visit to Scotland followed Buckingham Palace's controversial announcement that the Royal Train will be decommissioned by 2027.
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