How tall is Catherine, Princess of Wales?

Catherine, Princess of Wales, known as Kate Middleton, is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).

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Catherine, Princess of Wales’s 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm) is very tall for a US woman: more than 95 in 100 US women are shorter.

Melania Trump is taller than Catherine, Princess of Wales by 2 in (4.7 cm). Catherine, Princess of Wales and Melania Trump side by side.

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Catherine, Princess of Wales beside others

Catherine, Princess of Wales is in the middle of the 11 royals we have heights for: William, Prince of Wales (6 ft 3 in) stands 6 in (15.2 cm) taller and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (5 ft 1 in) is 8 in (20.3 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 5 ft 9 in: Harry S. Truman.

Jimmy Carter: 5 ft 9.5 in (176.5 cm), 0.5 in (1.3 cm) taller than Catherine, Princess of Wales.
Charles III: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Catherine, Princess of Wales.

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5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)