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BBC apologises over Queen clips

Thu Jul 12 11:30:26 UTC 2007

BBC apologises over Queen clips

Thu Jul 12 11:50:55 UTC 2007
The BBC has apologised to the Queen after clips implied she walked out of a photography session with Annie Leibovitz during a documentary.The BBC has apologised to the Queen after clips implied she walked out of a portrait session with photographer Annie Leibovitz during a documentary.
The Queen had an altercation with Leibovitz over whether she should wear her tiara or not but the programme's trailer suggested she walked out.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 mis-represented."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.
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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?"
The clip then cut to the Queen walking through a Palace room immediately afterwards, implying she had stormed off from the portrait session.The clip then cut to the Queen walking through a Palace room immediately afterwards, implying she had stormed off from the portrait session.
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.
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 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.
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.
There are more than 130 official portraits of the Queen throughout her life, many of them on canvas, by a range of artists including Rolf Harris and Lucian Freud.