BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has resigned over the BBC's controversial documentary about the Queen, it has been revealed today.The BBC said Mr Fincham, who originally apologised for the blunder, resigned after the trailer of A Year With The Queen had been edited to show the Queen storming out of a photo shoot with Annie Leibovitz.
BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has resigned over the BBC's controversial documentary about the Queen, it has been revealed today.
The BBC said Mr Fincham, who originally apologised for the blunder, resigned after the trailer of A Year With The Queen had been edited to show the Queen storming out of a photo shoot with Annie Leibovitz.
An independent film-maker, RDF, admitted it manipulated the footage, and also apologised.
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