The British Council Movies

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

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

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

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

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

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.

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

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