5 ft 10 in (177.8 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.
How tall is Charles III?
Charles III, known as King Charles, is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm).
A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from
Charles III’s 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 63 in 100 US men are shorter.
Diana, Princess of Wales is taller than Charles III by 0.1 in (0.2 cm). Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales side by side.
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Charles III beside others
Charles III is one of the taller monarchs we have heights for: Maximinus Thrax (7 ft 10.5 in) stands 2 ft 0.5 in (62.2 cm) taller and Queen Victoria (5 ft 0 in) is 10 in (25.4 cm) shorter.
Also listed at 5 ft 10 in: Stephen Miller and Theodore Roosevelt.
- William, Prince of Wales: 6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm), 5 in (12.7 cm) taller than Charles III.
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Where this height comes from
Photo: White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
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