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

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

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

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.

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

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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