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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.