The British Council

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

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.

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