Peter Settelen

Peter Settelen
Peter Settelen
Born	23 September 1951 (age 73); London, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice coach
Known for	Helping 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
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)