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BBC apologises over Queen clips | BBC apologises over Queen clips |
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The BBC has apologised to the Queen for wrongly implying she walked out of a portrait session with photographer Annie Leibovitz during a documentary. | The BBC has apologised to the Queen for wrongly implying she walked out of a portrait session with photographer Annie Leibovitz during a documentary. |
A trailer for the programme, unveiled on Wednesday, showed the Queen in an exchange with Leibovitz, followed by a clip of her apparently walking off. | A trailer for the programme, unveiled on Wednesday, showed the Queen in an exchange with Leibovitz, followed by a clip of her apparently walking off. |
The BBC said in a statement: "This was not the case and the actual sequence of events was misrepresented." | The BBC said in a statement: "This was not the case and the actual sequence of events was misrepresented." |
The documentary, A Year With The Queen, will be shown later this year. | The documentary, A Year With The Queen, will be shown later this year. |
"The BBC would like to apologise to both the Queen and Annie Leibovitz for any upset this may have caused", the corporation's statement continued. | "The BBC would like to apologise to both the Queen and Annie Leibovitz for any upset this may have caused", the corporation's statement continued. |
Working life | Working life |
Photographer Annie Leibovitz is seen in the trailer telling the Queen she will look better without her tiara because "the Garter robe is so..." | Photographer Annie Leibovitz is seen in the trailer telling the Queen she will look better without her tiara because "the Garter robe is so..." |
Before she can say "extraordinary", the Queen replies, pointing to what she is wearing: "Less dressy. What do you think this is?" | Before she can say "extraordinary", the Queen replies, pointing to what she is wearing: "Less dressy. What do you think this is?" |
Leibovitz is famous for her celebrity portraits | Leibovitz is famous for her celebrity portraits |
The clip then cuts to the Queen walking through the Palace saying to her lady-in-waiting: "I'm not changing anything. I've had enough dressing like this, thank you very much," implying she had stormed off from the portrait session. | The clip then cuts to the Queen walking through the Palace saying to her lady-in-waiting: "I'm not changing anything. I've had enough dressing like this, thank you very much," implying she had stormed off from the portrait session. |
But in fact, this clip was filmed before the photographs were taken. | But in fact, this clip was filmed before the photographs were taken. |
The trailer was shown to journalists at a press launch of the BBC's autumn schedule. | The trailer was shown to journalists at a press launch of the BBC's autumn schedule. |
The BBC said the clips for the trailer were "not intended to provide a full picture of what actually happened or of what will be shown in the final programme". | The BBC said the clips for the trailer were "not intended to provide a full picture of what actually happened or of what will be shown in the final programme". |
Her Majesty posed for Leibovitz in Buckingham Palace in March for a series of portraits to mark her state visit to the US. | Her Majesty posed for Leibovitz in Buckingham Palace in March for a series of portraits to mark her state visit to the US. |
'Remarkable access' | 'Remarkable access' |
Four official portraits of the Queen have since been released by the famous photographer, renowned for celebrity shots including an iconic photo of a naked John Lennon embracing a clothed Yoko Ono. | Four official portraits of the Queen have since been released by the famous photographer, renowned for celebrity shots including an iconic photo of a naked John Lennon embracing a clothed Yoko Ono. |
The five-part documentary will start on BBC One in the autumn. | The five-part documentary will start on BBC One in the autumn. |
The programme observes the working life of the Queen and other members of the Royal Family as they go about their duties at home and abroad. | The programme observes the working life of the Queen and other members of the Royal Family as they go about their duties at home and abroad. |
The Blue Peter team apologised after the error was discovered | |
It covers events including the Queen's 80th birthday celebrations, the State Opening of Parliament, Royal tours, investitures and garden parties. | It covers events including the Queen's 80th birthday celebrations, the State Opening of Parliament, Royal tours, investitures and garden parties. |
BBC One controller Peter Fincham said the BBC had had "remarkable access" to the Royal Family. | BBC One controller Peter Fincham said the BBC had had "remarkable access" to the Royal Family. |
The incident comes in the same week the BBC was fined £50,000 after the results of a Blue Peter competition were faked last November. | |
The show allowed a child visiting the studio to pose as a caller when technical problems stopped real calls getting through to the studio. | |
Media watchdog Ofcom criticised the BBC for "negligence" and for "making a child complicit" in the deception. | |
It is the first time Ofcom has imposed a financial penalty on the BBC for an editorial failure. |