Movies: The British Council

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

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

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

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

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....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home....

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

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition....

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

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

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India....

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