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Browse 85 movies from The British Council
The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.
Feb 1922
Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.
Jul 1933
This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.
Jan 1922
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
Oct 1922
The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.
Sep 1933
King George V and Queen Mary hold ceremonial court in Delhi.
Jan 1912
Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.
Jun 1935
Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.
Jun 1940
Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.
Jul 1938
An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.
Aug 1931
Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.
May 1931
A Technicolor film on the principles and practicalities of crop rotation, illustrated with diagrams and models.
Jul 1946
The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.
Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.
Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.
Dec 1905
The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.
Dec 1921
Whirring, gliding and twisting machinery produces sumptuous Scottish woollen fabrics, captured in Technicolor by legendary cinematographer Jack Cardiff.
Aug 1942
The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.
Sep 1925