Kate Snell is a British author and filmmaker. She researched the life of Princess Diana and published a book, Diana: Her Last Love (2000), which is the basis for the film, Diana (2013) and British Indian actor Naveen Andrews as Dr. Hasnat Khan. A reissue of Diana: Her Last Love appeared as a tie-in to the film and was published in August 2013 by Andre Deutsch, 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, which was directed by Snell and produced by her production company, Creative Touch Films. Snell is a former reporter for the BBC's WomanâÂÂs Hour, a producer of BBC current affairs programme Panorama, and Series Producer for the BBCâÂÂs foreign affairs strand Correspondent.