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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Prince Charles introduces new environmental documentary at Sundance London Film Festival Robert Redford's Sundance London festival gets the royal treatment as The Prince of Wales premieres environmental documentary 'Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World'

The Telegraph, Sunday 29^th April, 2012

The film premiered last night at the first Sundance London film festival at the O2 Arena, with introductions by the Prince and the actor Robert Redford, a keen environmentalist and the founder of the original Sundance festival in Utah.

Redford paid tribute to the Prince’s work, describing it as “ahead of the curve” and “profoundly important”.

To read more and see video clip:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/9234516/Prince-Charles-introduces-new-environmental-documentary-at-Sundance-London-Film-Festival.html