The British Council

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

King George V and Queen Mary hold ceremonial court in Delhi.

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?

An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.