| YEAR | DATE | EVENT | SULTAN | PRIME MINISTER | HIGH COMMISISONER | 
| 1959 | 9 september | UK Self-governing protectorate |  | Pekin Dato Perdana Mentri Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim | Dennis Charles White | 
| 1962 |  |  |  | Dato Seri Oaduka Marsal bin Maun | 
| 1963 |  |  |  |  | Angus McKay Mackintosh | 
| 1963 |  |  |  |  | Edward Ord Lair | 
| 1965 |  |  |  |  | Fernley Douglas Webber | 
| 1967 | 4 october |  | Haji Hassanal Bolkiah MuŽizzadin Waddaulah |  | Arthur Robin Adair | 
| 1968 |  |  |  | Dato Pangeran Muhammad Yusuf bin Abdul Rahim | 
| 1972 |  |  |  | Pangeram Dipa Negara Layla di-Raja Pangeran Abdul Mumin | Peter Gautrey | 
| 1975 |  |  |  |  | James Alfred Davidson | 
| 1978 |  |  |  |  | Arthur Christopher Watson | 
| 1981 |  |  |  | Pangeran Orang Kaya Layla Setia Bakti di-Raja  Dato Layla Utama Awang Haji Isa |