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 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 enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.
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.
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.
Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.
An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.
Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.
The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.
The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.
The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour
Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.
A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.
The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun
Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.
Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.
Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.