She was not amused the first time. And now she is even more unamused. Last night the BBC was forced to apologise to the Queen for wrongly implying that she stormed out of a session with photographer Annie Leibovitz.

She was not amused the first time. And now she is even more unamused. Last night the BBC was forced to apologise to the Queen for wrongly implying that she stormed out of a session with photographer Annie Leibovitz after she asked the monarch to remove her crown.

A trailer for the programme, A Year With The Queen, which was unveiled to the press on Wednesday, showed the Queen in a frosty exchange with Leibovitz, followed by a clip of her apparently walking off, an official lifting the large train of her blue velvet cape off the floor. It gave the distinct impression that the monarch had abruptly halted the photoshoot when Leibovitz asked her to remove the traditional symbol of her status. Instead it appears the BBC, in an attempt to sell the concept of the programme to assembled members of the media yesterday, had mis-sold the show.

The corporation released a a statement which said: "This (chain of events) was not the case and the actual sequence of events was misrepresented. "The BBC would like to apologise to both the Queen and Annie Leibovitz for any upset this may have caused." Leibovitz, perhaps the world's leading portrait and magazine photographer, was 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?" The clip then cut 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.

" The cut implied that the Queen had stormed off from the portrait session. But in fact, this latter clip was filmed before the photographs were taken, not after. The trailer was shown to journalists at a press launch of the BBC's autumn schedule and yesterday the corporation 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 Queen had posed for Leibovitz in Buckingham Palace in March this year 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 photographer, who is renowned for celebrity shots, including an iconic photo of a naked John Lennon embracing a clothed Yoko Ono. Leibovitz's work regularly appears in glossy magazines such as Vanity Fair.

She is known for making unusual requests of her subjects - she once had Kate Winslet repeatedly dunked in a water tank, and photographed Clint Eastwood after he had been tied up with ropes. The five-part documentary will start on BBC1 in the autumn and observes the working life of the Queen and other members of her family. It covers events like the Queen's 80th birthday celebrations, the State Opening of Parliament, royal tours, investitures and garden parties.

Peter Fincham, controller of BBC1, said the BBC had had "remarkable access" to the royal family. The full statement of apology added: "This was an important photoshoot prior to the Queen's visit to the United States. In this trailer there is a sequence that implies that the Queen left a sitting prematurely.

This was not the case and the actual sequence of events was mis-represented." The incident has proved embarrassing for the BBC. Director-General Mark Thompson has now ordered a review into how the mistake was made.

The BBC Trust, which replaced the old board of governors, has asked Mr Thompson to provide a full explanation by next week. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Post this article to: She was not amused the first time.