Photograph of Prince Edward of Wales seated in the centre of a large group comprising members of the British Indian Army and civilians, possibly members of staff at Raj Bhavan, formerly known as Government House in Kolkata.   

During his visit to Kolkata, the Prince of Wales attended dinners and dances at the Raj Bhavan that was then known as Government House. The Prince also received an Honourary degree from the University of Calcutta in the Raj Bhavan on the 26th December 1921. This group portrait was probably taken within the grounds of the building.

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.