Television: Hats off to Highgrove
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Telling a television interviewer in the 1980s that he “spoke to” his plants pinned the label of tree-hugging eccentric on the then Prince of Wales. Now he almost seems like a prophet.
I expected Finding Harmony to be a pleasantly hagiographical reflection on King Charles III’s (pictured) lifelong obsession with restoring to the disjointed modern world the balance found both in nature and in ancient wisdoms and skills. And that’s exactly what it is. But also, so much more: it felt moving to be reminded of how wide the King has cast the net of his preoccupation with what he calls “the harmony project”. It’s not just about swift boxes and organic vegetables: this is about architecture, communities, the satisfaction of crafts slowly mastered. It’s about enthusiasts looking at different ways of meeting human needs
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