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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

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

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

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

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

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

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

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

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

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.