His wife, the Princess of Wales, continues to be treated for cancer, and as she revealed publicly on 3/22, Prince William was joined today by many of his cousins to host a garden party at Buckingham Palace.A show of solidarity and support.

Both Princess Anne's children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, were at hand, and the Sisters of York, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie (daughters of the Duke and Duchess of York, that means that 8 of Queen Elizabeth's 5 grandchildren were present at today's garden party.William's brother Prince Harry is in the US (and may not be the most friendly word with the Prince of Wales at the moment).Prince Edward and Sophie's 2 children, the Duchess of Edinburgh, Louise and James, are probably still a little too young to take on hosting duties. (Louise is 20 years old and a student at St Andrews University, and James is only 16 years old.)Zara's husband, Mike Tindall, was there as well as the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.

As people report, William "looked dapper in a morning suit and silk hat when he set foot to host a garden party" on behalf of his father, King Charles. Garden parties have been held since the 1860s as a way for monarchs to recognize members of the community for public service, and more than 30,000 guests are invited to garden parties each year, people report. And they take place rain or shine, as has been proven today by mistake on the rain side of the coin. Queen Elizabeth herself admitted in 2019 that the weather "can be a bit worrying" when it comes to these outdoor events, adding: "I hope the sun shines when we invite 8,000 people to drink tea on the lawn."

As her late Majesty said, tea will be served as well as cakes — people report that about 27,000 cups of tea will be served at a garden party and 20,000 cakes will be consumed.

Today's garden party is co-ordinated in pink and white by Zara, Beatrice and Eugenie. "An unusual outing that will highlight the next generation of royal families," the outlet wrote. As well as umbrellas, Zara "attached transparent and protective stoppers to her heels to prevent them from sinking into wet lawns so she could mingle with guests on the grass," people report.

The Royals mingled with thousands of guests at today's event, and attendees included guests from passion projects such as William and Kate's backers, military affiliations, Homewares (William's work to eradicate homelessness), RAF Valley, Swim England, and site-wide tenants in the Principality of Cornwall. It was included.