- 1842 - Visit of Queen Victoria to Scotland (many coastal bonfires were lit as she sailed up the Firth of Forth)
- 1863 - Royal Wedding of the future King Edward VII (then Prince of Wales) and Queen Alexandra
- 1887 - Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee
- 1897 - Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
- 1902 - Coronation of Edward VII
- 1911 - Coronation of George V
- 1935 - Silver Jubilee of King George V
- 1953 - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II