Movies: The British Council

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

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

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe....

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

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

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

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

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

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar....

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

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

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

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour....

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

Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin....

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

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

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

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa....

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