How tall is King Charles III?

King Charles III's listed height is 178 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 66% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 178 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 66% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1948 (average 175.1 cm).

About King Charles III

King Charles III, born Charles Philip Arthur George on 14 November 1948 at Buckingham Palace, is King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. He is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and became heir apparent after his mother's accession in 1952.

Charles was created Prince of Wales in 1958, and his investiture was held in 1969. He was educated at Cheam School and Gordonstoun, spent six months at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Australia, and completed a history degree at the University of Cambridge. He served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976. As heir apparent he undertook official duties on behalf of his mother, represented the United Kingdom on visits abroad and founded the Prince's Trust in 1976.

At a listed 178 cm (5'10"), Charles is married to Queen Camilla, whom he married in 2005. He has two sons, William, born in 1982, and Harry, born in 1984.

Frequently asked

How tall is King Charles III in feet and inches? King Charles III is 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

Is King Charles III tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 178 cm he is taller than about 66% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1948, whose average height is 175.1 cm.

Sources

• King Charles III on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• King Charles III on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 cm.
• King Charles III on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.