Peter Settelen
Born (1951-09-23) 23 September 1951
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actor, voice coach
Known forHelping Princess Diana improve her public speaking skills

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

Year Title Role Notes
1975Public EyeGiles Robinson
1977A Bridge Too FarLieutenant Cole
1978The One and Only Phyllis DixeyFather McGuireTV movie
1978The Voyage of Charles DarwinLieutenant SullivanTV series. 6 episodes
1980Pride and PrejudiceGeorge Wickham
1989Triangle at RhodesDouglas GoldPoirot, Season 1, episode 6 (1989)

Bibliography

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bloomfield, Steve; Buncombe, Andrew (28 November 2004). "Widow of Diana's minder makes plea to be left alone". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Diana tapes filmed by voice coach to air on Channel 4 documentary". The Guardian. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "Tapes reveal more from Princess Diana". NBC News. 30 November 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. "Diana: In Her Own Words". 6 August 2017. Channel 4. Retrieved 6 August 2017. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)


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