Kate Snell

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Kate Snell is a British author and filmmaker. She researched the life of Princess Diana[1] and published a book, Diana: Her Last Love[2][3] (2000), which is the basis for the film, Diana (2013)[4] and British Indian actor Naveen Andrews as Dr. Hasnat Khan.[5] A reissue of Diana: Her Last Love appeared as a tie-in to the film and was published in August 2013 by Andre Deutsch,[6] an imprint of Carlton Books.

Snell's book Deceived (2007), about conman Robert Freegard, who posed as a spy for 10 years, was published by Orion Books. Deceived was written following the 2005 production of the award-winning feature-length documentary, The Spy Who Stole My Life,[7] which was directed by Snell and produced by her production company, Creative Touch Films.[8]

Her book The Care Home Swindler was published by Sphere in March 2026.[9]

Snell is a former reporter for the BBC's Woman’s Hour, a producer of BBC current affairs programme Panorama, and Series Producer for the BBC’s foreign affairs strand Correspondent.[10]

References

  1. "Interview with Kate Snell". CBS News. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011.
  2. "Transcript referencing Kate Snell's book". Larry King Live. CNN.
  3. Snell, Kate (2000). Diana: Her Last Love. London: Granada Media. ISBN 0-233-99887-X.
  4. "Actress Naomi Watts on playing Princess Diana". The Australian.
  5. "Even if only half-true, (Kate Snell's) story is extraordinary". The Independent. 22 September 2013.
  6. "Diana's Mystery Man - New TV Documentary". The Guardian.
  7. "The Spy who Stole my Life". BFI Listing.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. "The President's Scorpions: Producer, Kate Snell". BFI. Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  9. Denyer, Lucy (29 March 2026). "The Care Home Swindler by Kate Snell: 3-star review". The Telegraph.
  10. Snell, Kate. "Series Producer, Correspondent - Mad Cows & Englishmen". BBC.