Is Meghan Markle really 5-foot-6? Some fans online are speculating that the Duchess has been stretching the truth about her height.
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00:00Is Meghan Markle really 5'6"?
00:03Some fans online are speculating that the duchess has been stretching the truth about
00:07her height.
00:08So what gave it away?
00:10Well, there's a certain prince that Meghan likes taking pictures standing next to, and
00:14he's reportedly either 6'1 or 6'2.
00:18In some photos, there's a major height difference between her and husband Prince Harry, leading
00:23many to believe that Meghan is actually way shorter than she claims.
00:28In 2023, the Daily Mail obtained a headshot and CV of Meghan's from around 2005, back
00:34when bit parts in rom-coms and soap operas were the highlights of her resume.
00:38Her height at the time was listed as 5'6", so that's the height 24-year-old Meghan was
00:43going with in the months before she landed a spot on NBC's Deal or No Deal as a briefcase
00:48girl, a role which required her to wear high heels.
00:51So has Meghan gone to great lengths all these years to hide her true height?
00:56She almost always wears heels to add a couple of inches, but that's not unusual.
01:00The right outfit can also make a difference, like high-waisted midi dresses and pencil
01:04skirts, which one photographer told the Daily Mail can essentially create an optical illusion
01:09to make Meghan look taller than she actually is.
01:13So Meghan does appear to deploy those simple tricks, and it makes sense why.
01:18When Meghan's not in high heels or the right fit, royal watchers take notice, calling her
01:23out online for exaggerating her stats.
01:26Take a look at this much-talked-about photo of Meghan in flats standing next to a towering
01:30Prince Harry as he makes a speech in Los Angeles in March 2024.
01:35Then there's this Time magazine cover from 2021 naming Harry and Meghan as two of the
01:40world's most influential people.
01:42Harry is sitting down behind Meghan while she stands up, and many critics online think
01:46the photo didn't work to mask the height difference, and instead amplified it.
01:51And here's another heavily scrutinized photo of the duchess looking up at her husband outside
01:56a baseball stadium in London in 2019.
01:59Without the high heels providing that extra lift, some fans speculate that she's probably
02:04closer to 5'3 or 5'4 than 5'6.
02:08The flats give it away.
02:09I'm really excited about this situation."
02:11But the real smoking gun in the Meghan height debate might just be this appearance on Hailey
02:16Duff's Real Girls Kitchen back in 2014.
02:19Long before Meghan made headlines for her own food show, With Love, Meghan, Hailey had
02:24the Suits actress on as a guest.
02:27Hailey and Meghan hit up a Brooklyn hot spot to sample some pickled fare, and it's clear
02:31that Meghan is just barely taller than Hailey, who is reportedly 5'2.5 or 5'3.
02:37Sure, Hailey could be standing on something off-camera to boost her height, but look at
02:42this.
02:43Before they enter Brooklyn brine, the pair is spotted out on the sidewalk, and they essentially
02:47look the same height out there as well.
02:50So how does Meghan stack up compared to the rest of the royal family?
02:54Harry's brother Prince William is the tallest of the bunch at 6'3, with his wife Catherine
02:58standing tall at 5'9.
03:01Father-in-law King Charles is 5'10, while Queen Camilla is either 5'6 or 5'8, depending
03:07on the source.
03:08Harry's cousins Beatrice and Eugenie are 5'3 and 5'5, respectively, making them the shortest
03:14royals since Queen Elizabeth passed away.
03:17The late queen stood at just 5'2.
03:20That makes Beatrice the shortest royal around, but only if Meghan's telling the truth about
03:24her height.