Peter Settelen (born 23 September 1951) is a British actor and voice coach, known for helping Princess Diana (1961–1997) improve her public speaking skills.

Early life

Settelen was born in London. He worked as an actor, including a role in three episodes of the soap opera Coronation Street, and in an episode of Thriller (1975), before becoming a voice coach.^[1]

Princess Diana (1961–1997)

He was commissioned between 1992 and 1993 to help Princess Diana develop her public speaking voice,^[2] having been introduced to her by her personal fitness instructor, Carolan Brown.^[1] Settelen videotaped Diana talking about her private life.^[2][3] Following her death in 1997, the tapes were seized by the Metropolitan Police in a 2001 raid on the home of Diana's butler, Paul Burrell.^[2] Ownership of the tapes was contested by her brother, Lord Charles Spencer, but they were returned to Settelen in 2004.^[2] Extracts from the tapes were screened by American broadcaster NBC later the same year, in a programme called Diana Revealed.^[1][2] In August 2017, extracts from the tapes were screened by Channel 4 television.^[2][4]

Filmography

Bibliography

• Just Talk To Me... from Private Voice to Public Speaker. HarperCollins. 1995. ISBN 9780722530054.

References

External links

• Official website
• Peter Settelen at IMDb 

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