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Grand Delhi Coronation Durbar and Royal Visit to Calcutta Including Their Majesties' Arrival at Amphitheatre: Directed by Hiralal Sen. With King George V, Queen Mary.
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- King George V, Queen Mary
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Commemorative Obelisk at Coronation Park, Delhi, erected at the exact place where King George V and Queen Mary sat in 'Delhi Durbar' of 1911 while declaring the shifting of capital of British Raj from Calcutta to Delhi
Grand Delhi Coronation Durbar and Royal Visit to Calcutta Including Their Majesties' Arrival at Amphitheatre
Description. Photograph of King George V (1865-1936) on the left and Queen Mary (1867-1953) walking down steps after landing at Princeps Ghat in Calcutta during the Royal visit to India and Durbar. The Queen holds a parasol in her left hand and on her left, an attendant holds a second parasol.
The film records the 12 December 1911 celebrations in India which marked the coronation of George V and Mary of Teck and their proclamation as Emperor and Empress of India. The film is often referred to as The Delhi Durbar or The Durbar at Delhi.
John Fortescue, 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 (London, 1912), p. 137.
14 de ene. de 2024 · Hardinge’s durbar was constructed around three highly visible and novel features: (1) the actual presence of the sovereign, George V, (2) the announcement that the Capital of India would be transferred from Calcutta to Delhi, and (3) the announcement that the generally unpopular partition of Bengal would be reversed.
