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One of the few consolations of lockdown was that many of us suddenly rediscovered nature and the great outdoors. Like anything restricted from human grasp, it became a tantalising, precious commodity, seized upon by Instagrammers like a shiny new thing, along with salutes to the sun and mashed avocado on sourdough. However, there’s one public figure who can’t be accused of being a Johnny-come-lately to this particular cause – the King.
Over half a century ago, as an earnest young prince, Charles was espousing the value of embracing our environment, of eschewing architectural carbuncles and restoring endangered species to protect biodiversity. His 1970 speech about chemically polluted rivers pre-dated Feargal Sharkey’s efforts by decades. Many of the nature-based alternative remedies he once advocated so “eccentrically” are now accepted complementary therapies. And what did he get for his pains? Headlines in the press about the “loon” prince chatting with his plants, and general head-scratching from everyone else.
View Green Video on the source websiteToday, the now King Charles is beating the same drum to a far more receptive audience. This week finds him the focus of Finding Harmony: a King’s Vision, an Amazon documentary exploring his tireless work, from across the world to his own back garden. The King’s Foundation at Dumfries House in Ayrshire trains hundreds of people in sustainable skills and crafts, and has been credited with transforming one of Scotland’s most struggling regions. Further afield, the foundation has partnered with the government of Guyana in South America to make the country’s capital, Georgetown, “a sustainable garden city”.
Meanwhile, since 2009, Waitrose Duchy Organic – which was founded in 1990 as Duchy Originals by the then Prince Charles – has contributed £50 million to the King Charles III Charitable Fund.
Though visibly riled in the film by how much there is still to do, the monarch beams with beatific humility when he says, “It would be nice to see if we can get through to people.” By the time the credits roll over acres of rainforest and young people working on crops, you want to shout, “Make this man our leader!” Hold on…
Such an image of Charles stands in sharp contrast to that offered by other documentaries. Channel 4’s Dispatches: the King, the Prince and Their Secret Millions (available on Channel 4 streaming) details how the monarch recently pledged to use profits from wind farms owned by the Crown Estate for public good, but made no mention of his Duchy of Lancaster wind farms – the palace’s only comment was to say the latter “operates as a commercial company”. The King, not legally obliged, has volunteered to pay tax on “what is left after public duty expenditure”, but these sums are not disclosed.
All of which cuts to the dilemma at the heart of the monarchy. The King’s Foundation has to succeed commercially to ensure his mission continues, yet it means Charles runs into accusations of profiteering. Any other CEO would quickly pocket the spoils, but the monarch’s unique position renders him far more accountable. So the King has plenty of accountants in sharp suits doing the sums, so that he can continue to chat to his plants and champion a better world.
For any organisation in 2026, the question is, how easy is it to do things purely for good? The answer: impossible. Charles says in his Amazon doc, “I can only do what I can do, which is not very much.” And that’s the King speaking.
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