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

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

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

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

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

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

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

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

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

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

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

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

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

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

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

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

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

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