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

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

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

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

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

Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings.

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

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

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

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.

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

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

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.

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

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.