Movies: The British Council

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

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

King George V and Queen Mary hold ceremonial court in Delhi....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas....

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

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal....

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

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

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

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