The British Council

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

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

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

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

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

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

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

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

Remarkable amateur footage of Mahatma Gandhi shot by his great nephew in 1947.

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

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

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