King Charles has insisted he “wasn’t going to be diverted” from his environmental campaigning despite past criticism, in a new documentary exploring his philosophy of “Harmony”. The Amazon Prime Video film, titled Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision, is his first project with a streaming platform and records five decades of his environmental advocacy.
The monarch recalls attacks on his outspokenness, stating: “I just felt this was the approach that I was going to stick to. A course I set and I wasn’t going to be diverted from.” He also expresses frustration with the pace of progress, saying: “On the fight to save the planet: it’s rapidly going backwards.”
Filmed over seven months across four continents, the documentary features projects from beekeeping at HMP Bristol to rainforests in Guyana, deserts in India, and Kabul in Afghanistan. The film, narrated by Kate Winslet, includes reflections on a 1986 documentary in which Charles admitted talking to plants, which he says “haunted him ever since”.
The global premiere took place in the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle on Wednesday evening, thought to be the first film premiere at a royal residence. Guests included actors Kate Winslet, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench and Stanley Tucci, along with musicians Rod Stewart and Jools Holland.
A spokesperson for the King described the film as a “deeply personal exploration” of Charles’s belief in interconnectedness with nature, produced in partnership with The King’s Foundation. The film will be available on Amazon Prime from 6 February.
