Princess Diana was taller than the average UK woman, standing at 5ft 10in or 1.78 meters. The royal couple, Charles and Diana, were actually the same height, but pictures were strategically posed to make Charles appear taller. Elizabeth Debicki, who plays Diana in season 5 of The Crown, is taller than both Diana and Charles at 6ft 3in or 1.9 meters.

The release of The Crown's fifth and penultimate season has sparked interest in the real events and figures on which it is based, including questions about how tall Princess Diana was being one such topic of interest. Netflix's extremely popular historical drama follows the life and reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II from her marriage to Phillip in 1947 until the present day. Season 5 focuses on the royal family's life from the early to mid-1990s, with particular emphasis on Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) and her tumultuous marriage with Prince Charles...