Fans who wept through the TV funeral of Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) are still wondering: was the dark-haired figure (seen from behind) standing beside widowed Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) at the burial site actually Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), who left Seattle to take a job in Switzerland?

We now have the definitive answer, courtesy of Grey“s star Kevin McKidd: It sure was, but it wasn’t Oh but rather a body double.

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“Cristina was there,”; McKidd tells TV Line. “I presume Sandra was busy and unavailable for that episode, which was the only reason why [the body double was used].”;

He adds: “That funeral sequence was meant to imply that Cristina was obviously there for Meredith. Her presence was felt.”;