A new documentary revealing the King's decades-long environmental advocacy will premiere globally on Prime Video on Friday, February 6. The film, "Finding Harmony: A King's Vision," aims to show the monarch as an "informal person" with deeply held beliefs about nature and sustainability, contrasting with his usual public image.
Global release with Oscar-winner narrator
The documentary features Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet as narrator and reaches more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The King's Foundation, the charity Charles founded in 1990, collaborated on the film.
Screening at Windsor Castle
The King will attend a screening of the film on Wednesday evening at Windsor Castle. The Queen will join him, along with The Duchess of Edinburgh, The Duke of Gloucester, and The Duchess of Gloucester.
Decades of environmental advocacy
The film chronicles Charles' environmental work during his years as Prince of Wales, addressing issues like biodiversity loss, deforestation, and climate change before they became mainstream concerns. It also showcases the work of The King's Foundation in community regeneration, sustainable textiles, and traditional skills.
Revealing the King's informal side
Kristina Murrin, chief executive at The King's Foundation, said: "You do get to see him as quite an informal person, telling you about what he believes in, which is not how we tend to normally see him. He is very funny. He is a joy to work with, genuinely, and so I think what I wanted was for viewers to get what we in the Foundation and others get to see him in the more informal setting."
She explained the King's distinctive motivation: "There is something fairly unique when you say, if I'm in corporate I'm trying to make money, if I'm a politician, I'm trying to get reelected, if I'm a celebrity, I'm trying to be more famous. He has no agenda. He doesn't need any of those things. His only agenda is help."
Foundation's growing global impact
The Foundation has its headquarters at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire. Murrin highlighted growing global interest in the charity's work and its relevance to current challenges.
She added: "I think in the last few years we've realized as the number of people wanting to come here and see what we're doing as we've applied it in lots of different locations around the world, there is a huge degree of interest. We've got something quite special here that is applicable, and I think is really pertinent to the challenges that the world is facing on a number of different fronts, whether that be, you know, the climate or social cohesion."
Community pride and regeneration
"When you see how people respond and how the local community here feels about this place now, they're incredibly proud of Dumfries House and they will describe it as theirs and they feel like they've been part of the regeneration," Murrin said. "I wanted that. I wanted some sort of visual that communicated that. We've tried to make the principles come across so that doesn't matter who you are, there's something in there for you and we're really proud of it."
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