Mas vistas Desde The British Council

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.

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

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

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