The King is set to star in a new documentary film for Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service, focusing on the monarch’s “philosophy of harmony”.
The project, expected to hit screens as early as this year, will look at on Charles’s environmental charity work.
A source told The Times: “Filming has started for the Amazon production and the crew have had some time with the King.
“More than any other documentary he has done before, the aim seems to be to tell the world what the King stands for and what he is all about.”
The palace has collaborated with traditional broadcasters, such as the BBC and ITV, for similar projects in the past, but the deal with Prime Video may set a new precedent in the era of streaming.
A royal source also confirmed to the outlet that the documentary was going ahead.
“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 said.
“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.”
The King has long been known for his environmental activism, and authored the 2010 book Harmony: A New Way of Looking At Our World, upon which the new film will be based.
They continued: “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 news arrives in the wake of a number of TV projects starring or depicting other members of the royal family, some more controversial than others.
Last year, Prime Video released A Very Royal Scandal, a dramatic retelling of the 2019 “car crash” interview between BBC journalist Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew, in which the royal was questioned on his friendship with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
In 2020, Netflix, Prime Video’s biggest rival, signed a deal with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly worth $100m.
Among the projects stemming from the deal is With Love, Meghan, a forthcoming cookery-based reality series that was originally meant to premiere in January.
The California-set series’ release was pushed back as a result of the wildfires that devastated the region last month.
The couple, who retired from working royal duties in 2021, amid a much-publicised move to the US, previously produced a six-part series called Harry & Meghan for the streamer.
