The British Council Movies

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

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

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

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

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

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.

Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.

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