"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 hopes Finding Harmony: A King's Vision, filmed over seven months in four continents and exploring the importance of living in balance with nature, will act as a call to action after five decades of his campaigning on the climate crisis."
"The global premiere of the film in the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle on Wednesday evening is thought to be the first time a film will have premiered at a royal residence. It captures five decades of Charles's environmental missionary zeal, and while not capital P political, it is an unprecedented project for a British sovereign, although not for Charles as Prince of Wales."
"Summing up its message, the king says in the film: It all boils down to the fact that we are nature ourselves. We are a part of it, not apart from it. The film, narrated by actor Kate Winslet, reveals the 1986 documentary which disclosed that Charles talked to plants, had haunted him ever since. He was really upset by the ensuing criticism, Ian Skelly, co-author of the king's 2010 Harmony book, says."
King Charles presents Finding Harmony: A King's Vision, filmed over seven months across four continents and narrated by Kate Winslet. The film showcases five decades of environmental campaigning and promotes living in balance with nature as a call to action on the climate crisis. Charles recounts past criticism for speaking out on environmental matters and affirms he would not be diverted from that course. He warns that the fight to save the planet is going backwards and expresses limited personal agency but hopes growing awareness will help bring things back together. The film premiered at Windsor Castle's Waterloo Chamber.
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