Exclusive Look: King Charles Opens Up His Private Home in Rare Footage

In his majestic gardens at Highgrove House, King Charles appears right at home in his private Gloucestershire residence. The King has offered a glimpse into his countryside retreat for his new eco-documentary, Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision, set to premiere on Prime Video on February 6, 2026.

Trailer Highlights

Ahead of the release, a trailer has been unveiled, showcasing the monarch’s green thumb as he strolls through his gardens. One scene captures Charles walking through Highgrove’s Arboretum with his shepherd’s crook, while another shows him in the kitchen garden, with the famous pink door visible in the background.

An aerial shot reveals Charles’ abundant vegetable patches in his kitchen garden. Archival footage in the trailer also shows the then Prince of Wales hedge-laying. In 2021, Charles handed out awards at the National Hedgelaying Society’s Patron’s Day at his estate near Tetbury and remarked:

“As a teenager, I watched in horror as miles and miles of such a wonderful part of the British landscape was grubbed up in the name of agricultural progress. Hedges which had stood for hundreds of years – even thousands – disappeared in an instant, and now our hedgerows are under a new threat of disease, with ash dieback threatening to destroy the vast majority.”

The trailer concludes with an impressive aerial view of Highgrove, showcasing the grandeur of the property.

Highgrove House

The King has owned Highgrove since 1980 and frequently retreats to his countryside home with his wife, Queen Camilla. He has spent decades transforming the sprawling gardens, which are renowned as some of the most inspiring in the UK. While the house remains private, the gardens are open to the public on selected dates between April and October.

Dumfries House

Elsewhere in the trailer, another royal residence is featured: Scotland’s Dumfries House, which serves as the headquarters of the monarch’s sustainability charity, The King’s Foundation. One snippet in the trailer shows a bird’s-eye view of the Dumfries maze, designed as part of the estate’s extensive restoration. The King drew inspiration for it from his childhood memories of the maze at Sandringham, the royal family’s private home in Norfolk. It features stone obelisks and a Japanese-style pagoda at its center.

Charles famously saved Dumfries House in 2007 when the 18th-century property and its antique contents were due to be auctioned off. At the eleventh hour, he led a consortium of organizations and individuals in a passionate campaign for its rescue. Over the past 18 years, it has been painstakingly restored, including its famous collection of Chippendale furniture.

About the Documentary

Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision will feature Charles’ reflections on his lifelong commitment to promoting a sustainable world. It is billed as an uplifting tale of the power of “hope and resilience.” The documentary will show viewers the King’s ‘Harmony’ philosophy in practice through the work of his charity, The King’s Foundation, and will highlight the urgent action needed to help protect our planet.

Filming began in early 2025 at Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, the charity’s headquarters, as well as Highgrove Gardens in Gloucestershire. These sites are where the charity’s education programs – all rooted in the King’s ‘Harmony’ philosophy – are put into practice. Filming also took place across four continents, highlighting Harmony projects worldwide.

The documentary, narrated by Kate Winslet, was produced by Passion Planet in collaboration with The King’s Foundation for Amazon MGM Studios. It will launch exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide in February 2026.