The British Council Movies

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

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

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

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

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.

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

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

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