Not for our King the self-proclaimed task of ending \u201cunendable\u201d wars in faraway lands, of winning the Nobel Peace Prize<\/a>, of bestriding the world with his own brand of assertive diplomacy, of going down in history as the greatest leader ever. <\/p>\n Yet, in its own way, the King\u2019s aspiration to leave a stamp on the world is just as ambitious and far-reaching. <\/p>\n \u201cNever has it been more important for the world to make a concerted effort to protect and prioritise our planet<\/a>, and to restore our relationship with it,\u201d says King Charles in a forthcoming Amazon Prime Video documentary. Not for the first time, he talks passionately about his views on nature<\/a> \u2013 or, as the publicity puts it, he explains his \u201clifelong commitment to the philosophy of harmony and the environment as a whole\u201d. <\/p>\n And so we should be grateful to the streaming giants for once again lifting the curtain on a public figure\u2019s personal philosophy. No sooner have we digested the news, courtesy of Netflix, that Victoria Beckham ditched her fake boobs in Baden-Baden<\/a> or that Meghan Markle<\/a> eats a crudit\u00e9 platter every day, than our monarch explains for the cameras his rather more consequential purpose: to encourage humankind to see itself as \u201cpart of nature, not apart from nature\u201d. <\/p>\n If it sounds not a million miles away from the Prince Charles of Spitting Image parody \u2013 talking to his sunflowers about carbuncles, complaining, at a street party, that \u201cstoats can\u2019t nest in this concrete wilderness\u201d \u2013 there is every reason to take the King seriously, even at a time when the world is preoccupied with more pressing concerns. <\/p>\n For one, we cannot doubt his commitment. His 2010 book, Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World, was, he said, \u201ca call to revolution\u201d because the planet\u2019s environmental problems \u201ccannot be solved by carrying on with the very approach that has caused them\u201d. This is a big theme that remains relevant 15 years on. It\u2019s quite refreshing to encounter some old-fashioned environmentalism at a time when the new leader of the Green Party<\/a> proselytises \u201ceco-populism\u201d and calls for the legalisation of drugs and a tax-the-rich agenda. <\/p>\n And for all the King\u2019s lofty words, he has demonstrated a willingness to walk the walk. \u201cThe film is not about the King. It is about the work that he has inspired around the world,\u201d said a Palace spokesperson. Projects from Guyana to India, as well as his beloved Highgrove estate, in which the King\u2019s \u201charmony\u201d philosophy has been put into practise, will feature. <\/p>\n \u201cFor much of my life,\u201d explained the King, \u201cI have sought to promote and encourage ways we can work with, rather than against, nature. In other words, to restore balance to our planet which is under such stress.\u201d <\/p>\n No one can gainsay his constancy or his single-mindedness, or indeed the risk he has taken to invite the Amazon cameras in, however narrow the parameters of the production may be. This mission is what he wants to be his legacy, and there is something unashamedly romantic \u2013 if a touch Pooterish \u2013 about our King\u2019s obsession with the natural world. And never has there been a better moment for him to be seen as a bulwark against the bombast and the militaristic metaphor and the self-important posturing <\/a>that is dominating global diplomacy. <\/p>\n He may not be able to bring an end to multiple wars across the world, or to face down Vladimir Putin \u2013 and he may not trouble the Nobel Prize judges \u2013 but King Charles is, in his own, measured way, something of a forceful, seditious presence on the world stage. No one with his profile or stature is taking the time or trouble to talk about issues that will profoundly affect generations to come. It almost makes you proud to be British. <\/p>\n Your next read<\/p>\n
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