Ikusienak Noiztik The British Council

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

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

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

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

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

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

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

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

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

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

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

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

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

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

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.