Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bombay, Poona, Baroda, Jodhpur and Bikaner 1922
The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.
The British Council
Wedding of Maharaj Kumar Shri Meghrajji Shaeb of Kutch and Maharaj Shri of Kishangarh 1933
Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Delhi 1922
The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.
Calcutta Pageant 1912
Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.
Delhi Durbar 1911
A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Malakand, Kapurthala and Dehra Dun 1922
The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi 1922
The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour
Our King Emperor and Queen Empress Hold a Durbar in Delhi 1912
King George V and Queen Mary hold ceremonial court in Delhi.
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Madras, Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad 1922
This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.
State Entry into Delhi of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy 1903
Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.
Lahore - Refugees from India 1947
Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.
5th Calcutta Battalion: Presentation of Colours by H.E. The Viceroy 1917
The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.
Make Fruitful the Land 1946
A Technicolor film on the principles and practicalities of crop rotation, illustrated with diagrams and models.
Delhi - Jubilee 1935
Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.
Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton 1925
The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.
Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi 1921
The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.
Delhi Durbar Dawns 1912
Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.
Kashmir 1941
An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.
Arrival of the Earl of Lytton at Calcutta 1922
Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.
Procession of Elephants with Howdahs - India 1905
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.
