The Crown’s voice coach reveals how to get Diana’s voice right

The Crown's voice coach William Conacher explains how to get Diana's voice rightSource: Netflix

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00:00 Diane had this very, very distinctive,

00:02 well, I say very distinctive, it wasn't,

00:03 it was actually very typical of her generation

00:05 of slony, privately educated girls,

00:07 but in terms of, in context of the rest of the royal family,

00:11 it was distinctive.

00:12 This very sort of minor key way of talking.

00:17 And so it's like she's constantly evoking sympathy.

00:20 And that is, you know, it sounds such a simple thing,

00:23 but it really makes a difference,

00:24 because the rest of the royal family

00:25 are just so much more clipped.

00:27 And it just instantly softens someone.

00:29 So it's, that's normally where I start as a way in.

00:34 And then of course there are,

00:36 I don't know if you're interested in this,

00:36 but there are vowel sounds that are very dynary,

00:41 go, and house.

00:44 Those sort of like,

00:46 slony vowels of that period that are very distinctive.