King George V's second visit to India: The Durbar of 1911 and the royal hunting expedition in Nepal

Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather, King George V visited India twice. Firstly, in 1905 as the Prince of Wales, secondly in 1911 when he travelled to British India then as King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 12 December 1911, at the Great Coronation Durbar in Delhi he and his wife Queen Mary were proclaimed as Emperor and Empress of India. During the ceremony George wore the newly made Imperial Crown of India, which was fabricated exclusively for the occasion and for him, no other British sovereign wore it later ever again. During the tour, George also moved the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi. After the coronation, the King-Emperor took part in an almost two-week-long hunting expedition in Nepal, during which George hunted down many exotic animals.