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I stay, says royal row BBC boss BBC error 'no reason to resign'
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BBC One controller Peter Fincham has said he is not planning to resign over the Queen documentary blunder. The controller of BBC One has insisted he is not planning to resign over the Queen documentary blunder.
Mr Fincham spoke out after journalists were allowed to see a television trailer which appeared to show the Queen storming out of a photo shoot. Peter Fincham spoke out after he allowed journalists to see a television trailer which appeared to show the Queen storming out of a photo shoot.
He said showing the footage, which misrepresented the sequence of events, was a regrettable "human error". He said showing the footage, which had misrepresented the sequence of events, was a regrettable "human error".
Calls for an inquiry have been made after the BBC was forced to apologise to the Queen. The BBC apologised to the Queen, but Mr Fincham said he did not think he should resign and no-one had suggested that.
And the BBC Trust has demanded an explanation from the head of the BBC, Mark Thompson. 'Disproportionate'
"It is a mistake that was made for which, as director of the channel, I take responsibility," he said.
"If somebody above me - the director general of the BBC Mark Thompson - comes and says 'you should resign', then I will of course resign.
"But... I think that's disproportionate and I hope this is something we can move on from."
Mr Fincham had told journalists at a press launch of the BBC One autumn schedule that the trailer showed the Queen "walking out in a huff" from a photo shoot.
However, he later said he had had no idea it had been edited out of sequence.
The BBC Trust has demanded an explanation from Mr Thompson.
Annie Leibovitz is famous for her celebrity portraits
The programme trailer showed the Queen in an exchange with photographer Annie Leibovitz, followed by a clip of her apparently walking off.The programme trailer showed the Queen in an exchange with photographer Annie Leibovitz, followed by a clip of her apparently walking off.
The footage, revealed to the press on Wednesday, was not intended to be seen, the BBC said.The footage, revealed to the press on Wednesday, was not intended to be seen, the BBC said.
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 said in a statement. "The BBC would like to apologise to both the Queen and Annie Leibovitz for any upset this may have caused", the corporation said in a statement on Thursday.
In a later joint statement, the BBC and production company RDF Media said the film had been edited out of sequence and supplied to the corporation in error. This assembly was never intended to be seen by the public or the press BBC and RDF media statement
Working life Later, a joint statement from the BBC and production company RDF said the footage had been supplied by RDF and the BBC had had no idea it had been edited out of sequence.
"This assembly was never intended to be seen by the public or the press," it said.
"Unfortunately, this assembly was given in error to the BBC personnel who were preparing the BBC One autumn launch tape."
Media coverage
RDF Media, which also apologised to the Queen and the photographer, said Mr Fincham had used the sequence "in good faith" and had no knowledge that an error had been made.
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 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 Buckingham 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 exchange over the tiara.
Leibovitz is famous for her celebrity portraits Stories describing what appeared to be the Queen walking out subsequently appeared widely in the media, including on the BBC News website.
The trailer was shown to journalists at a press launch of the BBC's autumn schedule. Her Majesty had posed for Ms Leibovitz in March for a series of portraits to mark her state visit to the US.
Stories describing what appeared to be the Queen walking out subsequently appeared widely, including on the BBC News website. Blue Peter fine
The BBC said the trailer was never intended to be seen by the public or the press and was shown to journalists "in error".
The footage had been supplied by production company RDF Media and the BBC had no idea it had been edited out of sequence, a joint statement from the BBC and RDF said.
"This assembly was never intended to be seen by the public or the press," the statement continued.
"Unfortunately, this assembly was given in error to the BBC personnel who were preparing the BBC One autumn launch tape."
RDF Media said it "would like to apologise to the Queen and Annie Leibovitz for this error".
Mr Fincham used the sequence "in good faith" and had no knowledge that an error had been made, the statement added.
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'
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.
Mr 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 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. The show asked 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.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.It is the first time Ofcom has imposed a financial penalty on the BBC for an editorial failure.