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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Whirring, gliding and twisting machinery produces sumptuous Scottish woollen fabrics, captured in Technicolor by legendary cinematographer Jack Cardiff.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

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

An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.

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.

A motorist's excursion captures a world made by hand in the environs of Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi.