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

Following the recuperation and treatment of patient Frank Thompson, 'Papworth Village Settlement' is an account of the varied medical and social...

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

Whirring, gliding and twisting machinery produces sumptuous Scottish woollen fabrics, captured in Technicolor by legendary cinematographer Jack...

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

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

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

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

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

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

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

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

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

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

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.