[5] Peters was born in Highgate, north London, to Romolo Petronzio, an Italian ebony goods manufacturer who owned a clock-making business, and Ethel Edwards, an English ballet lover.
[8] On 2 June 1953, Peters was chosen to introduce the live television broadcast of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, an event which she considered the highlight of her career.
[6] In December 1957, the BBC replaced the evening women announcers with the team of Kenneth Kendall, Richard Baker and Robert Dougall.
[1] She became a freelance broadcaster, and covered such events as Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot and Come Dancing, and made less frequent appearances on screen.
Later in the same decade she joined Robert (Bob) Dougall, Brian Johnston and other hosts in presenting the Channel 4 magazine programme for the over sixties, Years Ahead.