Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

How tall was Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother?

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother is commonly listed at 5 ft 2 in (157 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother’s 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) is a little below average for a US woman: about 28 in 100 US women are shorter.

The average US man is taller than Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by 7 in (18.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: 5 ft 2 in (157 cm). The average US man is taller than Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by 7 in (18.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by 7 in (18.1 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: 5 ft 2 in (157 cm). The average US man is taller than Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by 7 in (18.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother beside others

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother is one of the shorter royals we have heights for: William, Prince of Wales (6 ft 3 in) stands 1 ft 1 in (33.5 cm) taller and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (5 ft 1 in) is 1 in (2 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 2 in (157 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.

Photo: Richard Stone, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 5 ft 2 in (157 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)