TODAY hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie were both noticeably absent from Monday’s broadcast.

Both Hoda and Savannah appeared to have taken time off on Memorial Day and were replaced by three familiar faces.

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Today hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie were both noticeably absent from Monday’s broadcastCredit: Getty

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Jacob Soboroff, Peter Alexander, and Kristen Welker opened Monday’s show with the latest news and headlinesCredit: NBC
Jacob Soboroff, Peter Alexander, and Kristen Welker joined forces on May 29 to deliver the latest news and headlines live from the studio in New York City.

Kristen, 46, looked lovely in a bright yellow dress as she sat between Peter, also 46, and Jacob, 40.

Also working was Dylan Dreyer, who was in the studio to deliver the weather forecast.

The mother of three looked lovely in a pink floral print dress and later joined the hosts outside on the plaza as they were treated to a performance by the US Navy band Northeast.

Dylan then headed back inside and continued hosting alongside usual hosts Sheinelle Jones and Craig Melvin.

Craig began their segment and said: “We do, of course, want to start by honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service of this country.

“A lot of folks will be firing up that grill this afternoon and they’ll have people over,” he continued.

Dylan added: “We have to remember why we have this day.”

Sheinelle then said: “We used to wake up in the morning on Memorial Day in Wichita in Kansas and we would get up the whole family.

“We would go out to the cemetery, and my family… my grandmother, my grandfather, they wanted us to know where our relatives were.

“You know, we’d put flowers, and then we would go home and have a good time as a family, so, there’s a reason for the day,” she added.

Savannah was noticeably absent from last Friday’s show too.

The mother of two was replaced by Craig after deciding to take a long weekend off work.

Savannah posted a photo to her Instagram story on Thursday night, which indicated that she was traveling.

She reposted someone from Twitter, saying: “You can tell a lot about a person by whether or not they check a bag at the airport for a three-day weekend.”

The Today host captioned it: “Guilty as charged,” and then put a poll on the bottom asking others if they do it, too.

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Dylan Dreyer joined the hosts outside as they were treated to a performance by the US Navy band NortheastCredit: NBC

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Sheinelle Jones, Craig Melvin, and Dylan Dreyer later took over the Memorial Day showCredit: NBC

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Savannah was noticeably absent from the show last Friday, too, after she decided to take a trip for Memorial Day weekend