Photograph of Prince Edward of Wales with Sultan Jahan, Begum of Bhopal as they walk down steps and into a courtyard area with a fountain feature inside the Sadar Manzil Palace, during the Prince of Wales's visit to Bhopal. Bunting hangs overhead and a façade featuring porticos and arches in the Moorish style stands in the background. 

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.