A FAMILY AFFAIR - PRINCE WILLIAM

LEANS ON HIS ROYAL COUSINS AS WIFE KATE CONTINUES TO HEAL

- MICHAEL KILLINGSWORTH

A rainy day couldn’t dampen the determination of loved ones to come out and support Prince William in a time of need.

The fourth royal garden party of the season unfolded at Buckingham Palace, this time with William, 41, hosting on behalf of his father, the King, and surely missing the presence of his wife, Princess Kate, 42, who continues her cancer treatment.

Stepping in to fill the void was a contingent of the prince’s royal cousins, from princesses Beatrice and Eugenie to siblings Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall (with her husband, former rugby star Mike).