How tall was Prince Philip

James (179cm) Jones said on 7/May/23
6'0 peak
5'9.75 right before his death

RIP Prince Philip

5'7 and a fraction said on 18/Feb/23
Andy Hodgson said on 9/Oct/22
Prime 6 foot. Old age 5'11" grand old age just before his death 5'9".

Grand age may have been more in the 5'8 range to be honest.

Andy Hodgson said on 9/Oct/22
Prime 6 foot. Old age 5'11" grand old age just before his death 5'9".

Uncle Paul said on 19/Sep/22
Rob, how tall do you think he was right before his death? I'd guess 5'8", about 4 inches down from his peak, since he was 2 months shy of 100.

Sandy Cowell said on 9/Sep/22
Philip and his dear wife will now be reunited. 👑❤️

6ft, strong, so 6ft0.25.

5'7 and a fraction said on 8/Sep/22
textbook example of a 6-footer.

RIP

Vibram said on 12/Jun/22
Philip with 6'0 John Major in 1992. Click Here

They look close in height. Major may have been 5'11¾ but no less. Philip was age 71 at the time, John Major 49. 6'1 peak could be possible for Philip in his prime, Rob.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 25/Feb/22
Rob, could we add some more Royals?

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Prince Edward: 5ft11(180.3cm)
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Princess Anne: 5ft5½(166.4cm)
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Sophie of Wessex a.k.a. Diana at a discount 5ft5(165.1cm)
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Arch Stanton said on 25/Feb/22
5'11 range at 99? Nearer 5'9 in the end I think.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 3/Nov/21
Rob, could Prince Edward get a page?


Weak 5ft11 in my book

berta said on 2/Nov/21
could look 184 alot in his prime. I think he could have been over 6 foot.

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 22/Sep/21
I've noticed that there's a programme tonight at 9 o'clock on BBC1 entitled 'Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers'.

Apart from being a hard-working member of the Royal Family, the Prince was a husband and a father as well. The programme might be thoroughly interesting and worth checking out.

Strong 6ft.

Sinclair said on 19/Aug/21
I’d give Philip 6’0.25” for his peak height. He was a very solid six footer for most of his extremely long life.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 5/Jul/21
Out of bed: 6ft0⅞(185.1cm)
Before bed: 6ft0⅛(183.2cm)


I rate him as being a rock solid 6ft in his prime. Lord Mountbatten was most likely 6ft1 and change peak

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 14/May/21
@ James B - I'd say that Harry is every bit as attractive as his grandfather, but in a different way. It's all a matter of opinion.

I'm not a homo either! 😬

Slim 6'1.5 said on 13/May/21
Rob u may aswell give him an upgrade to 183.5 or 184

At peak he did look a hair over 6ft

James B 171.5cm said on 11/May/21
Arch Stanton said on 24/Apr/21
The Queen being shorter always made Philip seem taller. When you see pics of him as a younger man he could pass for 6'1-6'2 at times. I could believe a strong 6ft in his prime, nothing under 6' anyway. Much better looking in his prime than any of his sons were IMO. I don't think any of his children look like him, I can see a slight resemblance with Harry though actually


Well Harry is nowhere near as good looking as Philip was either (no homo)

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 11/May/21
He really could look like a 184-185cm guy at times. 182cm peak is definitely too low, 188cm is stretching a bit as well although with his build could give that impression. In shoes mightn't have been far off it.


I'm voting 6ft0½ peak...

Jas96 said on 28/Apr/21
Definitely a 6ft man in his prime R I P Prince Phillip!

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 28/Apr/21
@ Nik - I loved that Prince Philip was a conservation enthusiastic. He loved animals, from wild ones to small pets! 🐶

As for doing worthwhile things, he was in the position to influence those in charge of conservation - and he did. And education for the young.

You showed your true colours this past week by helping my cats and me. The brood piled into the kitchen this morning and stuffed their furry little faces with the meals you'd bought. What you did was truly above and beyond, and I will never forget it. XXX 😁👌

Nik Ashton said on 27/Apr/21
The length of his life and and the things he achieved for others matter more than how tall he was or anything else. Doing worthwhile things for other people counts for more than anything else in life.

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 26/Apr/21
Prince Philip had hip replacement surgery at 96, going on 97, and that must have been excruciating. It doubtless lost him some height, especially at that frail age.

recapa said on 25/Apr/21
183.5-184cm guy.

Slim 6'1.5 said on 24/Apr/21
Probably 5’8 range before death

Ian C. said on 24/Apr/21
Phil did okay. He fathered princes and princesses and went on all those tours and kept his sense of humour and his dignity. That couldn't have been easy when he had no real job, and had to put up with people calling him Your Highness all day.

Prince Philip is only one of four people with pages on Celebrity Heights that I have seen in person. I saw him and his little woman in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada in 1958, when they came through for a royal visit. Manitoba was overwhelmingly British in general culture at that time, and I stood with my parents and watched the royal couple drive by slowly in a Cadillac, and I waved a little Union Jack on a stick. That was a very big deal at that time.

I thought he was taller though. In the movie Bedazzled (with Dudley Moore and Peter Cook), a character (the Devil, actually) says that Prince Philip was six foot two.

Arch Stanton said on 24/Apr/21
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Could have fitted in in Hollywood in his prime, albeit with Charlton Heston/Sterling Hayden sort of colouring

Arch Stanton said on 24/Apr/21
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There for instance he could easily pass for a 6'2 range guy.

Arch Stanton said on 24/Apr/21
The Queen being shorter always made Philip seem taller. When you see pics of him as a younger man he could pass for 6'1-6'2 at times. I could believe a strong 6ft in his prime, nothing under 6' anyway. Much better looking in his prime than any of his sons were IMO. I don't think any of his children look like him, I can see a slight resemblance with Harry though actually.

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 24/Apr/21
@ MSJC - Great to see you back! 😁👌

MSJC said on 23/Apr/21
6 foot peak. In his later years, looked to be around 5'7/8ish.

Canson said on 22/Apr/21
Peak height looked minimum 6’0”. If he was 5’11.5, means there are other downgrades in store

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 22/Apr/21
Rob, how tall do you think Timothy Laurence (Princess Anne's husband) is?


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Looks quite tall...I'm gonna say 6ft2 range at a glance (peak maybe more)...probably somewhere right between Harry and Will... clearly a couple of inches on Andrew. Edward I think might be 5ft11 at a push (listed 6ft in places but is shorter than Andrew)...while Anne was maybe 5ft5 peak

viper said on 21/Apr/21
This may be a case where Rob is actually listing someone a tad lower than what they are.

Looks more like a 6-0.25-6-0.5 guy to me

Nik Ashton said on 21/Apr/21
He must have been nearly five inches taller than the average man of his generation.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 21/Apr/21
Rob, is 184cm peak arguable?

VitoCheng said on 21/Apr/21
For a monarch close to a hundred years old, it is not easy for Prince Philip to stay above 6 feet. I think his height should be 183.5. By the way, R.I.P Prince Philip

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 20/Apr/21
He could definitely give the appearance of a man over 6ft

Spooner said on 20/Apr/21
There's no doubt in my mind that at one point he was at least 184cm, but a straight 6'0 is a good listing for now.

Jtm said on 20/Apr/21
I thought min 6’1 peak

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 20/Apr/21
A 30" waist for a 6-footer is very trim indeed.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 19/Apr/21
5ft11½ range in later years definitely. It does look too low for his peak

His peak is hard to pin down. I could see why he’d get described 6ft1 and 6ft2. Had the build to pass off as that tall. Lean but straight-backed. All the royals tend to have perfect posture

6ft up to 6ft0½ range I think is arguable. Not sure about 6ft1.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 19/Apr/21
That photo Viper posted is interesting. He does look 6ft1 there!

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 19/Apr/21
The more I look at him, a stronger 6ft seems likelier peak

viper said on 19/Apr/21
he most likely shrunk 4--5 inches by his 60s

Think you meant his late 90s. He looked to have shrunk 3, not 4-5

viper said on 19/Apr/21
Yeah, I think he looks a strong 6-0, 6-0 1/4 guy

The 5-11.5 may be some real extreme low, and even that's hard to believe

Slim 6'1.5 said on 19/Apr/21
Good add, I reckon a smidgen over 6ft like 183.5-184cm

5'10 Dude said on 18/Apr/21
He looked at least 6'0 in his prime if you ask me. Certainly above average in stature. He looked a bit taller than President John F Kennedy in the pictures I've seen of them together and you have Kennedy at 5'11½. Good listing.

R.I.P Prince Philip

Average Heighted Male said on 18/Apr/21
I thought he was listed as 6'2" in his youth? He certainly looked it.lean build must have helped, though very athletic.

Before his death, and being older, he most likely shrunk 4--5 inches by his 60s. He looked at most 5'11" in his 90s,esp. next to Harry and William. Charles is most likely a flat 5'10" now. Maybe an inch taller in his youth.

Died at age 99. RIP

Progking184 said on 18/Apr/21
At his prime probably didnt drop under 6'0, somewhere 6'0-6'0.25

viper said on 18/Apr/21
I could easily buy 6-1 for him physically in this pic.

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viper said on 18/Apr/21
Man, hard to believe he looked like this

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 18/Apr/21
Rob, what made you go with this over 5ft11½?

Nik Ashton said on 18/Apr/21
@ Rob - How tall was he at age 99?

Prince Philip did the most worthwhile things anyone could do in their life, he did a huge amount of good things for other people and he lead an exceptionally long life.

R.I.P Prince Philip.

recapa said on 18/Apr/21
young charles and his father philip picture who looks a good 2 inches taller than his son Click Here who looked like a strong 5ft10 at his peak.the veridct that philip was a strong 6 footer at his young days 183-183.5cm range .the 6ft1 measurements could have been his measurement out of bed.

James B 171.5cm said on 18/Apr/21
What do you think he weighed in his prime rob?

Chris Junior Hernandez 1990 said on 18/Apr/21
6'0 was Prince Philip peak height. Click Here He look to have lost 4 inch standing next to grandchild William.

Dpa said on 18/Apr/21
R.I.P.
Looked a strong Six Foot in his prime.

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 18/Apr/21
What a lovely idea, Rob, and his page couldn't come at a more apt time.

As the longest serving consort the Royals have ever known, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and married to our Queen, Elizabeth II, since 20th November, 1947, spent his life enriching the lives of others in so many, many ways. There were numerous tearful tributes to him when he passed away last week from the young and the not-so-young alike, all of whom were that much happier for having had the chance to have met him. The father of four children and described by the Queen as her rock, many have called him the Grandfather to this great nation of ours. He featured in all our lives and will be remembered for all the good he did with a kind and willing heart - and for his uplifting sense of humour.

6ft0.25.

RIP Prince Philip 🕯️ XX
10th June 1921 - 9th April 2021

Sharanya said on 18/Apr/21
@Rob, the start of the header has a mistake. It should be husband, not wife of Queen Elizabeth II.

6ft for him. RIP.