Photograph of the Maharajah of Patiala, Bhupinder Singh on horseback in right side profile on the Great Parade Ground in Patiala. Both the Maharajah and the Prince of Wales inspected State troops soon after the Prince's arrival in Patiala. In the background, a film photographer who stands in front of a line of troops, carries a camera on a tripod. The troops, under the direct command of the Maharajah, consisted of two regiments of Cavalry, Two Regiments of Infantry and Horse Artillery. The Prince also inspected some 20,000 ex- servicemen at the Parade Ground.

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.