The British Council Filmes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

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

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.

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

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

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

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

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

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

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

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

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.