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

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

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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 Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.

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

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

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

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

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