toward photographs that display Charles and Diana at differing apparent heights.
The physical heights of the couple remained constant.
The camera produces varying visual impressions of those heights.
Royal family photography
Assessment of Any Deliberate Height Arrangement
Available evidence leaves open the conclusion that every photograph of Charles and Diana received deliberate staging for the purpose of making Charles appear taller.
Certain photographs may have received careful arrangement.
Other photographs simply reflect ordinary differences in posture, shoes, location, and perspective.
The Balmoral image supplies a particularly clear example because Diana