The picture of little Darina, taken by her 26-year-old mother Tatiana at a St Petersburg airport shortly before they set off for Egypt, has become a symbol of the 224 victims of the disaster.
Photo of the crashed site.
The youngest victim of last weekend's Russian tourist jet disaster may help solve the question of what happened to the Airbus A321 befo re it went down in Egypt last weekend.
Ten-month-old Darina Gromova from St Petersburg had been on holiday in Sharm el-Sheikh with her parents when they, and 221 others, died shortly after their flight to Russia took off on Saturday.
The baby girl's body was found more than 21 miles from the main crash site, indicating that the plane may have exploded earlier than aviation experts had previously thought.
This has forced investigators to widen the search area - and could lead to the discovery of otherwise missed clues.
A Russian emergency ministry official in Egypt by the name of Vladimir Svetelsky confirmed the discovery of the girl's body but says that of the parents; Alexei and Tatiana Gromov are yet to be found. Gromov is a son of a Russian Air Force pilot and an IT specialist while his wife is an event organizer who is on maternity leave. Darina's grandmother Elena Gromov offered to keep the girl at home with her while the parents take the trip to Egypt but Darina's parents refused.
The location of Darina's body could lead to a significant clue as international aviation experts seek to know the cause of the crash which is known to be the worst in Russian history.
More photos of Darina and her parents after the cut.
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