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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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.

Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.

A rendition of the traditional English folksong ‘Widdicombe Fair’, accompanied by drawings.

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

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

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.