What time is Diana: In Her Own Words on Channel 4 and what are the infamous Diana Tapes recorded by Peter Settelen?
AUGUST 31 sees the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's death - and a new documentary is set to air unseen footage which will show the late Royal at her most candid.
Diana: In Her Own Words will air on Channel 4 TONIGHT, and features footage of Diana frankly discussing her life and loves. Here's all we know so far...
When is Diana: In Her Own Words on Channel 4?
Diana: In Her Own words will air on Channel 4 tonight, Sunday August 6 at 8pm.
It comes ahead of the 20th anniversary of Diana's death on August 31.
The programme follows the recent ITV documentary Diana, Our Mother, which saw her sons Prince William and Prince Harry open up about their mum in their most candid interviews to date.
She talks on a range of subjects, from sex with Prince Charles to his mistress Camilla Parker-Bowles.
The full transcript of her amazing conversations with speech coach Peter Settelen, that will feature on the show, can be read here.
When were the tapes featured in Diana: In Her Own words recorded?
Diana: In Her Own words will feature excerpts from video tapes recorded by Diana's speech coach Peter Settelen between 1992 and 1993.
The recordings took place at Diana's home in Kensington Palace, and Channel 4 claim the footage is the only unmediated video the Princess ever recorded.
While some of the footage has been used on TV in other countries, none of it has aired on British TV before.
What is in the video tapes recorded by Peter Settelen?
As well as being heard practising her speaking voice, Diana is filmed giving an insight into her upbringing as well as her courtship and subsequent marriage to Prince Charles.
She reportedly claims she only met the future King of England 13 times before they married, and after their wedding, he only wanted to have sex once every three weeks.
Channel 4 has said of the documentary: "With Diana at her most candid, informal, natural and charismatic the videos provide valuable new insight into one of the world’s most iconic women of the late 20th century and shed new light on her transformation into an enormously influential public figure who frequently dominated the world stage."
The footage will be combined with interviews with her closest confidants, such as her personal protection officer Ken Wharfe and private secretary Patrick Jephson.
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