Princesses Beatrice, Eugenie and Zara Tindall are set to "appear at other events over the summer" despite shunning official roles, a royal commentator has claimed.
Royal watchers were delighted as Prince William was joined by four of his cousins as he hosted a garden party at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.
The Prince of Wales, 41, was supported by Peter Phillips, 46, Zara Tindall, 43, and her husband Mike, 45, as well as Princess Beatrice, 35, and Princess Eugenie, 34.
The royal cousins all mingled with guests in the rain.
Beatrice, Eugenie and Zara attending the Buckingham Palace garden party
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While many have called for Beatrice and Eugenie to become full-time working royals, it is understood this is not the current plan.
Writing in Hello!, royal commentator Emily Nash said: "Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and their cousins were at the garden party to support the Prince of Wales because the princess is continuing her recovery.
"But they are not taking on official roles.
"They've attended royal engagements in the past, sometimes 'in attendance' with the late Queen, for example.
Princess Beatrice wore a beautiful dress from Beulah London
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"So they might appear at other events over the summer as members of the King's family."
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie both have their own careers, after studying at university.
Beatrice works as the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Afiniti, while Eugenie is a director at the art gallery Hauser & Wirth.
In addition, Mike and Zara have had hugely successful sporting careers, with former rugby star Mike being part of the 2003 World Cup-winning squad.
Princess Eugenie wore a cream dress from Ulla Johnson
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Zara Tindall wearing a pretty pink dress from Laura Green
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Princess Anne's daughter Zara followed in her mother's footsteps with an equestrian career, winning a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics as part of Team GB's eventing team.
Zara's older brother, Peter Phillips, was also in attendance at the garden party.
Phillips is head of partner acquisition for the sports and entertainment rights agency CSM Sport & Entertainment.
Prior to this, the father-of-two worked as a managing director at the sports and entertainment agency, SEL UK.
