Prince Charles ‘influential’ royal says Myers

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Prince William and Prince Charles have collaborated closely with the media in recent times to promote their work focused on the environment and fighting climate change. One royal commentator has called this collaboration “a match made in heaven”, as it supports the Crown’s survival while also promoting a message senior royals deeply care about.

Dr Ed Owens, an honorary research associate at the Centre for the Study of Modern Monarchy at Royal Holloway University, reacted to Prince William’s decision to partner up with the BBC for a mini-series ahead of the first-ever award ceremony of the Earthshot Prize and the launch of Prince Charles’s very own Amazon Prime channel, RE:TV.

He told Express.co.uk: “This use of mass media is about survival, most importantly this is about trying to maintain relevance, to doing something that is meaningful in the present.

“And in using these new platforms and this new relationship with the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Apple, to promote a set of messages, in particular about the environment, that the royals know will resonate with their audience.

“Historically speaking, the monarchy seeks out new opportunities to work with the media because they know that without the media they can’t survive.

“The monarchy cares about one thing most of all, which is their survival, of course, members of the Royal Family also care about issues such as the environment, so this with mass media is a match made in heaven.”

The House of Windsor has historically welcomed technology to remain in touch with the country.

On April 23, 1924, King George V embraced the use of the radio and officially opened the British Empire Exhibition by delivering a speech through the airwaves.

Three decades later, the Queen welcomed the use of a new medium, television, to speak to Britons.

On Christmas Day 1957 she delivered her first-ever televised broadcast.

In late September, it was announced Prince Charles had teamed up with Amazon Prime, where he launched a new 20-episode series focused on climate change and how businesses can help tackle it.

The future King took on the role of editor-in-chief at the new channel, which “aims to encourage businesses and individuals around the world to actively work towards sustainability”, according to a press release from the channel.

RE:TV will highlight projects from across the globe and feature both new and old films focused on sustainability and innovation with the aim of promoting an environmentally friendly planet.

In the film The Time to Act is Now, also broadcasted on RE:TV, Charles also highlighted his lifelong work on the environment.

He said: “I’ve spent a lot my lifetime trying to engage people and businesses with the issues and solutions of the climate crisis.

“RE:TV was therefore set up with the aim of capturing the will and imagination of humanity and champion the most inspiring solutions for sustainability from around the world.”

Similarly, Prince William teamed up with the BBC for a series in which he introduced the first 15 finalists of the Earthshot Prize and spoke to guests about some of the greatest environmental challenges the planet is facing.

Speaking in the series trailer, he said: “This is a moment for hope, not fear.

“It’s for this very reason that I launched the Earthshot Prize, the most ambitious environmental prize in history.

“A decade of action to repair our planet.”

Ahead of the Earthshot Prize’s ceremony at Alexandra Palace on October 17, Prince William appeared once again on the BBC for a special interview with Adam Fleming.

Prince Charles and Prince William have used their green credentials at COP26, the climate change summit taking place in Glasgow.

Future King Charles delivered an impassioned speech on Monday, during the opening ceremony of the summit.

Addressing world leaders, he said: “Your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, many of your countries are already feeling the devastating impact of climate change, through ever-increasing droughts, mudslides, floods, hurricanes, cyclones and wildfires.

“Any leader who has had to confront such life-threatening challenges knows that the cost of inaction is far greater than the cost of prevention.

“So, I can only urge you, as the world’s decision-makers, to find practical ways of overcoming differences so we can all get down to work, together, to rescue this precious planet and save the threatened future of our young people.”

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