Peter Settelen
British actor and voice coach (born 1951)
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Peter Settelen (born 23 September 1951) is a British actor and voice coach, known for helping Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) improve her public speaking skills.
Peter Settelen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 1951 London, United Kingdom |
| Occupations | Actor, voice coach |
| Known for | Helping Diana, Princess of Wales 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Public Eye | Giles Robinson | |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far | Lieutenant Cole | |
| 1978 | The One and Only Phyllis Dixey | Father McGuire | TV movie |
| 1978 | The Voyage of Charles Darwin | Lieutenant Sullivan | TV series. 6 episodes |
| 1980 | Pride and Prejudice | George Wickham | |
| 1989 | Triangle at Rhodes | Douglas Gold | Poirot, Season 1, episode 6 (1989) |
Bibliography
- Just Talk To Me... from Private Voice to Public Speaker. HarperCollins. 1995. ISBN 9780722530054.
