King's Throne - Delhi Durbar 1911-12

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After the title "Kaiser-e-Hind: was coined for the British monarch Durbars were held in India to commemorate the the accession of the new sovereigns. At the Durbars of 1877 and 1903 at Delhi, the viceroy received the homage of Indian riders on behalf of the British King-Emperor. That of 1911-12, at the same site (in North Delhi marked by the 'Coronation Park' and a stone obelisk) was on a grandeur scale because 'King George V himself and Queen 'Mary were present. It was on this occasion that the King announced the decision to build a new capital at Delhi. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of tens of thousands of