The surprising age differences between your favorite royal couples

Talia LakritzMay 19, 2020, 20:57 IST

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.zz/KGC-375/STAR MAX/IPx

The average age difference in American heterosexual couples is 2.3 years, and the man is older 64% of the time, according to FiveThirtyEight.

In the British royal family, some of the age differences between couples are wider or narrower than this average.

Here are the age differences between 10 famous royal couples.

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King George VI was five years older than the Queen Mother.

A formal portrait of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their 25th wedding anniversary in 1948. AP Photo

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip share a laugh. zz/KGC-107/STAR MAX/IPx via AP

Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong Jones in 1960. AP

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson in 1986. AP Images

Prince Charles and Princess Diana on their honeymoon in 1981. Bob Thomas/Popperfoto/Getty Images

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince Charles. Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Kate Middleton and Prince William in Canada in 2016. KGC-375/STAR MAX/IPx 2016/AP

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. zz/KGC-375/STAR MAX/IPx

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank back when they were dating. Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Princess Beatrice of York and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at the Portrait Gala in March 2019. David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images