U.K. documentary maker takes responsibility for Queen gaffe

A British TV production company accepted responsibility on Monday for aTV trailer that implied the Queen had stormed out of a sitting with photographer Annie Leibovitz.

RDF Media's chief executive David Frank admitted his company was "guilty of a serious error of judgment" over the spot, which BBC showed to journalists as a promotion for an upcoming documentary.

The BBC was forced to apologize to the Queen and Leibovitz last week over the trailer, which appears to show the monarch balking when the acclaimed photographer suggests she remove her tiara.

"Clearly RDF has been guilty of a serious error of judgment and I deeply regret the embarrassment this has led to for both the BBC and the queen and wanted to apologize to you unreservedly," Frank wrote in an e-mail to the BBC.

He said employees had edited footage out of sequence.

The scene showed the Queen walking down a corridor, wearing a crown and her Order of the Garter robes, and telling her lady-in-waiting: "I'm not changing anything. I've had enough dressing like this, thank you very much."

That scene took place, but was shot as Queen Elizabeth walked toward the photo shoot.

There was no conflict between the monarch and Leibovitz, who has been praised for the resulting photographs, which show the Queen looking relaxed and contemplative.

The RDF crew was shooting footage of the monarch's life for a documentary A Year with the Queen, soon to air on BBC.

Both RDF and the BBC issued apologies last week.