As the longest-serving 20th century British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher used which British thespian's voice coach to lower her pitch?

Margaret Thatcher received speech training from Sir Laurence Olivier's voice coach. The London's National Theatre coach was suggested by Olivier, himself, after Thatcher's adviser, Gordon Reece, ran into the Shakespearean actor on a train and expressed his worry that Thatcher's voice was too "shrill." The voice coach lowered Thatcher's pitch and instilled an authoritative tone that served her well.

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