It has been revealed that King Charles will appear in a one-off documentary that will air on Amazon Prime Video. Filming for King Charles's feature-length Amazon special reportedly began earlier this month at Dumfries House, which is a beautiful estate situated on 2,000 acres of land in Scotland. The documentary is meant to "show, not tell" viewers how to “transform people, places and ultimately the planet”.
According to The Times, the programme is set to focus on the King's philosophy that nature, people and the built environment are interlinked. He outlines this in his 2010 book, Harmony: A New Way of Looking At Our World. A Palace source told The Times: “The King is greatly looking forward to seeing how the Harmony concept can be communicated to a new and international audience, using some of the best creative talents in TV.”.
They added: “It’s astonishing, really, what has been put into practice since publication of the original book 15 years ago, and how many of those pioneering ideas have been adopted in differing ways. “This is a chance to ‘show, not tell’ how they can transform people, places, and ultimately the planet. I think many will be genuinely amazed at the scale, scope and vision of it all, for which Dumfries House continues to be the ‘living laboratory’.”.
The Palace has also been contacted by The Mirror for comment. According to reports, several platforms were consulted before Amazon was given the final seal of approval. The film is set to be broadcast towards the end of 2025 or at the start of next year. It's a big move for the palace, which has previously collaborated with the BBC and ITV on documentaries featuring members of the royal family. The news of the documentary comes weeks after his daughter-in-law, Meghan Markle, confirmed she was launching a cooking show on Amazon's rival, Netflix. Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, have a multimillion-dollar deal with the streaming giant.
In 2022, they made a six-part docuseries called Harry & Meghan, which documented their lives in California after they stepped down as senior members of the royal family. The documentary addresses Harry's family and the scrutiny the couple faced from the global media when Meghan married into the family. In one scene, the Duke of Sussex says: “There can be a temptation or an urge to marry someone who fits the mould, as opposed to somebody who you perhaps are destined to be with.”.
He was talking about how he first met Meghan and their instant chemistry. Harry added: “The difference between making decisions with your head, or your heart. My mum certainly made most of her decisions, if not all of them from her heart. And I am my mother’s son.”. The documentary was met with a mixed response from viewers, but it has not deterred Meghan from making another show for the streamer.
