King Charles has been praised for being "ahead of his time" on a key issue that "genuinely concerns" him.
His Majesty has long been an advocate for the environment, and recently recollected at the premiere of his Prime Video documentary, Finding Harmony: A King's Vision, that when he "shuffles off [his] mortal coil, there might be a little more awareness" to the issue.
Leonard Russell, the managing director and chairman of family-owned firm Ian Macleod Distillers, spoke with the King while they had some of his Rosebank Whisky's 31-year-old Single Malt, which "was awarded the best whisky in the world".
He told GB News how supportive the monarch is with looking after the climate and how that benefits his and other businesses.
The King has been praised for being 'ahead of his time'
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Mr Russell told the People's Channel: "I know how supportive he is of supporting the environment.
"With sustainability and good quality architecture, but particularly supporting the rural city, because he spends a lot of time in Scotland at Balmoral during the summer.
"I know that he enjoys that walk around in the hills, and how he is genuinely concerned about nature."
The chairman of Ian Macleod Distillers hailed the King for being "ahead of his time" when it came to the environment, adding: "He is a great supporter of the countryside and sustainability and farming."
Leonard Russell (left) spoke to GB News
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Charles, who has been involved in whisky tasting before, took a liking to Mr Russell's award-winning beverage.
Mr Russell explained: "The King was keen. He said: 'What makes it the best whisky?' Then he tried it, and he said: 'Oh, it's got notes of toffee.'
"It was a pleasure and a privilege to meet him. I wasn't expecting it to happen, and I'm delighted it did."
His Majesty has been pushing his message to protect the climate, as seen most notably at the premiere of his documentary at Windsor Castle.
Four over four decades, the King pushed his message about supporting the environment
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Charles proudly said recently that he "wasn't going to be diverted" from his environmental campaign, despite years of fierce criticism.
The 90-minute film, due to be released on February 6, shows His Majesty warning that the climate situation is "rapidly going backwards" with mankind "actually destroying our means to survival".
He hopes there will be greater awareness of the issue, with a "need to bring things back together again".
Actress Kate Winslet narrates the film and describes how the King, as the Prince of Wales, emerged as a key figure on the environment, making regular keynote speeches, despite "cries from some that he should take a back seat".
The King's Harmony documentary is set to come out on February 6
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The King, in new footage, explained: "I just felt this was the approach that I was going to stick to. A course I set, and I wasn't going to be diverted from."
After an academic said that the world is not on the "trajectory" needed to limit the worst effects of climate change, Charles remarked: "It's rapidly going backwards, I've said that for the last 40 years, but anyway, there we are… I can only do what I can do, which is not very much - anyway.
"People don't seem to understand it's not just climate that's the problem - it's also biodiversity loss, so we're actually destroying our means of survival, all the time."
The King continued: "To put that back together again is possible, but we should have been doing it long ago. We've got to do it as fast as we can now."
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