Peter Settelen
| Peter Settelen | |
|---|---|
| Occupation |
Actor, vocal coach  |
| Website |
http://www.settelen.com/ |
Peter Settelen (born 1951) is a British actor and voice coach, known for his work helping Diana, Princess of Wales to 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, before becoming a voice coach.[1]
Princess Diana
He was commissioned between 1992 and 1993 to help Princess Diana to develop her public speaking voice,[2] having been introduced to her by her personal fitness instructor, Carolan Brown.[1] Settelen video taped Diana talking about her private life.[2][3] Following her death, the tapes were seized by the Metropolitan Police in a 2001 raid on the home of the Princess' butler, Paul Burrell.[2] Ownership of the tapes was contested by her brother, Earl 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]
Bibliography
- Just Talk To Me... from Private Voice to Public Speaker. Harper Collins. 1995. ISBN 9780722530054.
References
- 1 2 3 Bloomfield, Steve; Buncombe, Andrew (28 November 2004). "Widow of Diana's minder makes plea to be left alone". The Independent.
- 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.
- ↑ "Tapes reveal more from Princess Diana". 30 November 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "Diana: In Her Own Words". . 6 August 2017. Channel 4. Retrieved 6 August 2017.