The ceremony was conducted at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on 21 March 1871, and the crowd outside was so large that, for the first time, policemen had to form chain barriers to keep control.
La cerimonia venne celebrata nella Cappella privata del castello di Windsor, il 21 marzo 1871 e la folla fuori era così grande che, per la prima volta, i poliziotti hanno dovuto formare barriere a catena per mantenere il controllo.