Queen documentary still set for TV

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A clip from the programme, A Year with the Queen, sparked controversy when it appeared to show the monarch storming out of a photo shoot.

But the image, which led to a BBC apology, was in fact the Queen walking in.

Mr Fincham told the Edinburgh International Television Festival: "I certainly hope that we will screen the series."

He added: "A lot of talking is going on in the background at the moment."

Asked whether it would definitely not be shown in the autumn season, when the documentary on the monarch's working life was planned originally for broadcast, Mr Fincham said: "Nothing is definite at all. I hope and believe we will run it."

His comments follow reports that Buckingham Palace wanted the BBC to drop the film, made by independent production company RDF.

The BBC has commissioned Will Wyatt (a former senior executive) to conduct an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the inclusion of this project in the recent BBC1 autumn launch.

Mr Fincham said he hoped he would still be in his job by Christmas.