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

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.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

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

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

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

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.