Peter Settelen (born 23 September 1951) is a British actor and voice coach, known for helping

Princess Diana Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her a ...

(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 ''

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'', and in an episode of ''

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'' (1975), before becoming a voice coach.

Princess Diana (1961–1997)

He was commissioned between 1992 and 1993 to help

develop her public speaking voice, having been introduced to her by her personal fitness instructor, Carolan Brown. Settelen videotaped Diana talking about her private life. 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. Ownership of the tapes was contested by her brother, Lord Charles Spencer, but they were returned to Settelen in 2004. Extracts from the tapes were screened by American broadcaster

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later the same year, in a programme called ''Diana Revealed''. In August 2017, extracts from the tapes were screened by

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television.

Filmography

Bibliography

References

External links

* * 1951 births Living people Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors British voice coaches {{England-film-actor-stub