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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.

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

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

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.