Fans of Princess Diana have noticed an odd detail in pictures of her and King Charles which has left them confused.
The late Princess and the now soon to be King were together for 15 years and there are numerous pictures of the two of them during the duration of their relationship.
In certain photographs, there's one thing that has had fans of the couple confused for years - and that's the height of King Charles.
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This has caused speculation over the years and has made people wonder why some of the pictures look in the manner that they do.
There are pictures that The The Mirror reports that shows that Diana looking taller than Charles.
In fact, the couple were exactly the same heigh of 1.78 metre which is just under five foot, nine inches.
When you observe the couple standing next to each other, it's indisputable, as confirmed by their official engagement photo, anniversary snaps and marvellous family portraits.
Princess Diana would frequently wear shoes that were flat or only had a very small heel so that she didn't tower over her then-husband and even had to choose her wedding shoes carefully to make sure she wasn't too tall.
Many pictures of the couple taken during their time together make it look as though Charles is the taller one out of the two of them.
A fan on social media previously shared a series of pictures which showed the monarch looking taller than Diana, and many others took to the comments to talk about the unusual detail.
Someone even wrote: "That's why she always tilted her head down. She also wore flats or very short heels."
Someone else said that Charles could have been "standing on a box" in photos to give the illusion that he was taller than his then-wife.
According to an article on The Society Pages, it may have something to do with the societal expectation that men should be taller than women.
Lisa Wade PhD, a professor at Occidental College, suggested: "They were typically arranged so as to suggest that he was significantly taller than her, or at least to disguise the fact that he was not.
"This effort to make Charles appear taller is a social commitment to the idea that men are taller and women shorter. When our own bodies, and our chosen mates, don’t follow this rule, sometimes we’ll go to great lengths to preserve the illusion."
This has not been confirmed but it could explain why King Charles and Princess Diana were the same height in most of their pictures.
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