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Pindi Lull (fl.1921)
Prince Edward of Wales visit to Mayo College, Ajmer: Edward, Prince of Wales. Royal Tour of India, 1921-1922 26 - 26 Nov 1921
Gelatin silver print | 7.1 x 12.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2702423
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Photograph of Prince Edward of Wales as he is being introduced to Indian Prince's during a prize giving ceremony at Mayo College as members of staff look on.
Following his arrival in Ajmer, the Prince of Wales visited Mayo College in Ajmer. There, he inspected a Guard of Honour of Imperial Cadets. The Principal of the College read an address of welcome to the Prince before prizes were distributed. The Prince also attended a Garden Party in the grounds of the college and inspected a carriage that formed part of the Royal train that was used during Edward VII's visit to India. At midnight the Prince left Ajmer for Marwar. Mayo College is a boarding school founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, Viceroy of India. The college was established with the aim of educating the India's Prince's and nobles.
On October 26 1921, Edward, Prince of Wales left Portsmouth to begin a tour of the Indian Subcontinent and Japan that covered 41,000 miles, lasting 8 months. Prince Edward spent four months in India, travelling from Bombay to Calcutta and then from Madras to Karachi. As the British Empire's Ambassador, the Prince visited India on behalf of his father King George V, to thank the nation for the essential role it had played during the First World War. Moreover, the visit was intended to strengthen links between Britain and its Empire at a time of increasing calls for Indian independence. -
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Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Measurements
7.1 x 12.6 cm (image)
30.3 x 40.0 cm (page dimensions)