Pir Dîtin Ji The British Council

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

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

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

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

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

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

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

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

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

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

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.