Clive Myrie will spearhead a mission to repair the fractured relationship between the BBC and the Royal Family.
The news anchor, who has been reporting for the Beeb from war-torn Ukraine, was selected to front a documentary on the history of the crown jewels.
Buckingham Palace has been furious at the BBC after the full extent of fraudulent methods used by Martin Bashir to secure his 1995 interview with Princess Diana were revealed in a report by Lord Dyson.