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*[http://yourlocaladda.com/forum/history-43/delhi-durbar-1903-a-3442/ Delhi Durbar 1903] yourlocaladda.com Includes commentary and photographs.
 
*[http://yourlocaladda.com/forum/history-43/delhi-durbar-1903-a-3442/ Delhi Durbar 1903] yourlocaladda.com Includes commentary and photographs.
 
*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2074369/ROBERT-HARDMAN-celebrates-greatest-earth.html The greatest show on earth: the  [1911<nowiki>]</nowiki> pageant that marked the high point of Empire] Mail Online 15 December 2011
 
*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2074369/ROBERT-HARDMAN-celebrates-greatest-earth.html The greatest show on earth: the  [1911<nowiki>]</nowiki> pageant that marked the high point of Empire] Mail Online 15 December 2011
*[http://majorpillinger.com/coronation-durbar/ The Coronation Durbar – Delhi December 1911] from the website "Major Roland Pillinger", who was in the [[10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars|10th Hussars]]
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*[http://www.majorpillinger.co.uk/coronation-durbar/ The Coronation Durbar – Delhi December 1911] from the website "Major Roland Pillinger", who was in the [[10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars|10th Hussars]]
 
*[http://www.glimpseofempire.com Details] of the book ''A Glimpse of Empire''  by  Jessica Douglas-Home, 2011, based on the diary and photographs of Lilah Wingfield who attended the 1911 Delhi Durbar. The website includes [http://www.glimpseofempire.com/photos  Slideshow of photographs by Lilah Wingfield]
 
*[http://www.glimpseofempire.com Details] of the book ''A Glimpse of Empire''  by  Jessica Douglas-Home, 2011, based on the diary and photographs of Lilah Wingfield who attended the 1911 Delhi Durbar. The website includes [http://www.glimpseofempire.com/photos  Slideshow of photographs by Lilah Wingfield]
 
**[http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/4205/full Eye-witness to the Final Crowning Glory of the Raj] by Jessica Douglas-Home standpointmag.co.uk
 
**[http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/4205/full Eye-witness to the Final Crowning Glory of the Raj] by Jessica Douglas-Home standpointmag.co.uk
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**[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204190704577025294014629240.html?mod=WSJINDIA_hps_MIDDLELSMini#slide/1: Slideshow of 8 photographs]  
 
**[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204190704577025294014629240.html?mod=WSJINDIA_hps_MIDDLELSMini#slide/1: Slideshow of 8 photographs]  
 
*[http://www.colonialfilm.org.uk/node/1455 Delhi Durbar 1911] Colonial Film: Moving Images of the British Empire
 
*[http://www.colonialfilm.org.uk/node/1455 Delhi Durbar 1911] Colonial Film: Moving Images of the British Empire
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VCpkplKUf8&feature=related The Delhi Durbar 1911] www.youtube.com.  Colour footage of the regimental marchpast at the Delhi Durbar 1911 from 'The British Empire in Colour' series, probably Program 1. The red coated unit marching past at the start is the [[66th Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment]].<ref>[http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6353#p25763 Victorian Wars Forum thread] dated 17 December 2011</ref>
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VCpkplKUf8&feature=related The Delhi Durbar 1911] www.youtube.com.  Colour footage of the regimental marchpast at the Delhi Durbar 1911 from 'The British Empire in Colour' series, probably Program 1. The red coated unit marching past at the start is the [[66th Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment]].<ref> ''Victorian Wars Forum'' thread dated 17 December 2011, now no longer available. <nowiki>http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6353#p25763</nowiki>. </ref>
 
*[http://www.branchcollective.org/?ps_articles=julie-codell-on-the-delhi-coronation-durbars-1877-1903-1911 "On the Delhi Coronation Durbars, 1877, 1903, 1911"] by Julie Codell BRANCH (Britain, Representation, and Nineteenth-Century History) website
 
*[http://www.branchcollective.org/?ps_articles=julie-codell-on-the-delhi-coronation-durbars-1877-1903-1911 "On the Delhi Coronation Durbars, 1877, 1903, 1911"] by Julie Codell BRANCH (Britain, Representation, and Nineteenth-Century History) website
 
*[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2021%20No%2017/a-footnote-on-the-centenary-of-the-coronation-durbar.html A footnote on the Centenary of the Coronation Durbar: 1911 Rupee Coins] by D. Chakravarthy, Coins of India ''Madras Musings''  Vol. XXI No. 17, December 16-31, 2011
 
*[http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2021%20No%2017/a-footnote-on-the-centenary-of-the-coronation-durbar.html A footnote on the Centenary of the Coronation Durbar: 1911 Rupee Coins] by D. Chakravarthy, Coins of India ''Madras Musings''  Vol. XXI No. 17, December 16-31, 2011
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====1903====  
 
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* See also Fibis page [[Delhi Durbar 1903 Railway|Railways of the Delhi Durbar 1903]]
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*[https://ia801603.us.archive.org/35/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.82695/2015.82695.The-Delhi-Darbar-1902-03.pdf ''The Delhi Durbar 1902-03''] by Valentia Steer, Higginbotham and Co., Madras 1903 online pdf version from Archives.org
 
*[http://archive.org/stream/thedurbar00menpiala#page/n11/mode/2up ''The Durbar'']. Illustrations by Mortimer Menpes,  text by Dorothy Menpes 1903 Archive.org
 
*[http://archive.org/stream/thedurbar00menpiala#page/n11/mode/2up ''The Durbar'']. Illustrations by Mortimer Menpes,  text by Dorothy Menpes 1903 Archive.org
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/atdelhifras00fras#page/n5/mode/2up ''At Delhi''] by Lovat Fraser 1903 Archive.org
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/atdelhifras00fras#page/n5/mode/2up ''At Delhi''] by Lovat Fraser 1903 Archive.org
 
*[http://archive.org/stream/imperialindialet00hobbiala#page/n7/mode/2up ''Imperial India: letters from the East''] by John Oliver Hobbes (pseud) 1903 Archive.org
 
*[http://archive.org/stream/imperialindialet00hobbiala#page/n7/mode/2up ''Imperial India: letters from the East''] by John Oliver Hobbes (pseud) 1903 Archive.org
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====1906====
 
====1906====
 
The visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales, (later King George V and Queen Mary)  November 1905 to March 1906
 
The visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales, (later King George V and Queen Mary)  November 1905 to March 1906
 
*[https://archive.org/stream/throughindiawit00abbogoog#page/n10/mode/2up ''Through India with the Prince''] by G. F. Abbott. (Special correspondent of the Calcutta Statesman) 1906 Archive.org
 
*[https://archive.org/stream/throughindiawit00abbogoog#page/n10/mode/2up ''Through India with the Prince''] by G. F. Abbott. (Special correspondent of the Calcutta Statesman) 1906 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.143246  ''The Royal Tour in India''] by Stanley Reed 1906 Archive.org,  Digital Library of India Collection.  
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*[https://archive.org/details/indiaunderroyal00battgoog/page/n10/mode/2up ''India under Royal Eyes''] by  H. F. Prevost Battersby (Henry Francis). 1906 Archive.org. Some chapters first appeared in the  ''Morning Post''.  He appears to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Prevost Francis Prevost] (Wikipedia) novelist and journalist.
*  ''Souvenir Album; Descriptive Of The Indian Tour....''. Previously available Digital Library of India (handle/2015/544186). Full title: ''Souvenir Album Descriptive of the Indian Tour of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, November 1905 to March 1906'' published 1906, Madras : Higginbotham & Co. Perhaps may become available in the future.
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*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.143246  ''The Royal Tour in India''] by Stanley Reed 1906 Archive.org,  Public Library of India Collection.
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*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.35314/page/n1 ''References In The Press To The Visit Of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince And Princess Of Wales To India, 1905-06''] 1907 Archive.org,  Public  Library of India Collection.  
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*[https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.544186 ''Souvenir Album; Descriptive Of The Indian Tour....'']. Full title: ''Souvenir Album Descriptive of the Indian Tour of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, November 1905 to March 1906'' published 1906, Madras. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
  
 
====1911-1912====  
 
====1911-1912====  
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* See also Fibis page [[Delhi Durbar 1911 Railway|Railways of the Delhi Durbar 1911-12]]
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* also Fibis image [https://wiki.fibis.org/w/File:Delhi_Durbar_1911._Royal_Procession.jpg Delhi Durbar 1911 - Royal Procession]
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* and Fibis image [https://wiki.fibis.org/w/File:Delhi_Durbar_The_Fort.jpg Delhi Durbar of 1911 - The King's arrival at the Red Fort, Delhi]
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* and Fibis map [https://wiki.fibis.org/w/File:Coronation_Durbar_Delhi_1911_Map_40%25.png Coronation Durbar 1911 Map]
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/coronationdurbar030742mbp#page/n5/mode/2up ''Coronation Durbar: Delhi 1911. Official Directory''] Archive.org
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/coronationdurbar030742mbp#page/n5/mode/2up ''Coronation Durbar: Delhi 1911. Official Directory''] Archive.org
 
*[http://archive.org/stream/narrativeofvisit00fortuoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Narrative of the visit to India of their majesties King George V and Queen Mary and of the Coronation Durbar held at Delhi 12th December, 1911''] by the Hon. John Fortescue  1912 Archive.org
 
*[http://archive.org/stream/narrativeofvisit00fortuoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Narrative of the visit to India of their majesties King George V and Queen Mary and of the Coronation Durbar held at Delhi 12th December, 1911''] by the Hon. John Fortescue  1912 Archive.org
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*[https://archive.org/stream/princeofwaleseas00philrich#page/n9/mode/2up ''The Prince of Wales' Eastern Book: a pictorial record of the voyages of H.M.S. "Renown", 1921-1922''] 1922  Archive.org [https://archive.org/stream/princeofwaleseas00philrich#page/n59/mode/2up Photographs]
 
*[https://archive.org/stream/princeofwaleseas00philrich#page/n9/mode/2up ''The Prince of Wales' Eastern Book: a pictorial record of the voyages of H.M.S. "Renown", 1921-1922''] 1922  Archive.org [https://archive.org/stream/princeofwaleseas00philrich#page/n59/mode/2up Photographs]
 
*[https://archive.org/stream/hrhtheprinceofwa029890mbp#page/n5/mode/2up ''H R H The Prince Of Wales’s Sport In India''] by  Bernard C. Ellison 1925 Archive.org.
 
*[https://archive.org/stream/hrhtheprinceofwa029890mbp#page/n5/mode/2up ''H R H The Prince Of Wales’s Sport In India''] by  Bernard C. Ellison 1925 Archive.org.
*[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/3198 ''With The Prince In The East : A Record Of The Royal Visit To India And Japan''] by Sir Herbert Russell, Reuter's correspondent throughout the tour, 1921-2.  1922.  Sample pages only, Pdf download, DSpace, National Library of Malaysia.
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*[https://archive.org/details/withprinceineast00russrich/page/n8 ''With The Prince In The East : A Record Of The Royal Visit To India And Japan''] by Sir Herbert Russell, Reuter's correspondent throughout the tour, 1921-2.  1922.  Archive.org
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 01:13, 28 October 2020

and Royal Visits

Delhi Durbar Their Majesties at the Fort, Delhi

Also see Medals

FIBIS Resources

External links

Historical books online

Delhi Durbar 1911. Royal Procession

1869-1870

The visit by Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, 2nd son of Queen Victoria, in India 26 December 1869- March 1870. He was the first member of the royal family to visit British India.

1875-1876

The visit by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII 1875-1876

1882

Part of a world cruise by Prince Albert Victor and Prince George of Wales 1879-1882. Includes Singapore and Ceylon in 1882.

1889-1890

The visit by Prince Albert Victor (1864-1892), eldest son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and the grandson of Queen Victoria. who embarked on seven months tour to India in October 1889.

1903

1906

The visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales, (later King George V and Queen Mary) November 1905 to March 1906

1911-1912

1921-1922

The visit by Edward, Prince of Wales, later Duke of Windsor, November 17, 1921-March 7, 1922

References

  1. Victorian Wars Forum thread dated 17 December 2011, now no longer available. http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6353#p25763.