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King Charles features in a new Amazon Prime documentary (Image: Amazon)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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The King has said he refused to be \u201cdiverted\u201d from his environmental mission despite widespread criticism over the decades in a new Amazon Prime documentary celebrating his lifelong dedication to sustainability and climate action. Described as \u201ca deeply personal landmark documentary that explores His Majesty\u2019s lifelong vision for a more balanced and sustainable world\u201d, the 90-minute film reflects on the monarch’s lifelong dedication to finding environmental solutions and using his platform to make a difference.<\/p>\n

Speaking in Finding Harmony: A King\u2019s Vision, which will air on Prime Video on February 6, Charles, 77, warns that the fight to save the planet is \u201crapidly going backwards\u201d. “I’ve said that for the last 40 years but anyway, there we are,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo, that’s why I get a bit, anyway\u2026 I can only do what I can do, which is not very much.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople don’t seem to understand it\u2019s not just climate that’s the problem, it\u2019s also biodiversity loss. So, we\u2019re actually destroying our means of survival, all the time. To put that back together again is possible, but we should have been doing it long ago. We\u2019ve got to do it as fast as we can now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From his first speech warning about pollution, plastic waste and the need for conservation aged just 21, to the comment about talking to plants that \u201chas haunted him ever since\u201d, the unprecedented documentary celebrating the monarch\u2019s lifework aims to show a new side to the King.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is my belief that audiences will find it genuinely fascinating and revealing about King Charles the monarch, King Charles the man and King Charles the environmental missionary,\u201d says a spokesperson for the King.<\/p>\n

And tonight, the monarch will host A-Listers and TV stars at Windsor Castle for the premiere of the 90-minute documentary<\/a>, the first such event to be held at a royal residence.<\/p>\n

Stanley Tucci, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dame Judi Dench and Alan Titchmarsh were some of the names who joined the King and Queen to celebrate the upcoming release of the film.<\/p>\n

His humour shines through as he chats to film crew, as well as his lifelong and deep commitment to environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are part of nature, not apart from it,\u201d the King says, as he discusses his philosophy that focuses on the interconnectedness of all life and the importance of living in balance with nature. “Maybe, by the time I shuffle off this mortal coil, there might be a little more awareness\u2026 of the need to bring things back together again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The film features a treasure trove of rare archive footage from the past 75 years, including clips of his key environmental speeches over the years, films from his and his children\u2019s childhood and footage from previous royal documentaries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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King Charles is filmed at his private home, Highgrove House (Image: Amazon)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Watching a screening in the Tapestry Room of Dumfries House, the King smiles as he watches archive footage of when he first bought Highgrove House, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s a very nice reminder of my dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n

And in clips filmed at his private residence in Gloucestershire, the King holds a basket of eggs in one hand and a bucket of chicken feed as he enters the aptly named \u2018Cluckingham Palace\u2019. \u201cCome along\u201d, he calls to the chickens, with his tan suit tucked into his wellies.<\/p>\n

When discussing the organic farming principles he introduced in his own gardens, he said it was important to rescue heritage varieties of vegetables and plants.<\/p>\n

Prompting laughs during the media screening on Wednesday morning, the King says: “Part of that is to find the right varieties, If you want to have a decent baked potato which I love. You’ve got to have the crispy skins so the red Duke of Yorks are very good.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a more serious moment in the film, narrator Kate Winslet reflects on a comment the King quickly came to regret. Speaking in an ITV documentary in 1986 as he walked from his garden at Highgrove, Charles said: \u201cI just come and talk to the plants, really – very important to talk to them. They respond.\u201d<\/p>\n

The throwaway remark led to widespread ridicule, and Ms Winslet said it was something that \u201chaunted\u201d him for years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Finding Harmony: A King\u2019s Vision teased in trailer<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Commentators in the film speak of how his beliefs led to some viewing him \u201cas a bit of a hippy\u201d and \u201cbonkers\u201d but as he continued to champion the environment and the need to work with nature, rather than destroy it, he emerged as a leading figure on the climate.<\/p>\n

The King says he saw his role as \u201cfacilitating\u201d, bringing change makers together so the important conversations could be had.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just felt that this was the approach I was going to stick to,\u201d he said. \u201cA course I set and I wasn\u2019t going to be diverted from.\u201d<\/p>\n

As he stands in the beautiful grounds of Highgrove and reflects on the loss of wildlife over the past 45 years despite his best efforts, the King is asked if he is worried about the state of the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course,\u201d he replied. \u201cThat\u2019s been my main motivation for a long, long time, and you can see what\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I mean the underlying principles behind what I call Harmony, I think we need to follow, if we’re going to somehow ensure that this poor old planet can support so many. It’s unlikely there\u2019s anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The end of the film is marked by footage from the royal archives, which sees the King on the role his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, had on his love of spending time in nature.<\/p>\n

Clips from his own childhood are played, as well as footage of him spending time with his sons outdoors features in the documentary. One short clip shows Charles, dressed in a kilt, fishing with a nine-year-old Prince Harry<\/a> in Scotland, with his son and heir William featuring more prominently.<\/p>\n

The film, created by Passion Planet, was filmed across four continents over seven months last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The producers hope the film, which will be available in 240 countries around the world, provides hope when we need it the most.
Reflecting on the aim of the film, the King said: \u201cIt would be nice to try and see if we can get through to people, but who knows?\u201d<\/p>\n

Finding Harmony: A King\u2019s Vision, will be available to watch on Prime Video from Friday February 6.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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