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"No, The Queen didn't walk out": Annie Leibovitz reveals the truth behind her infamous royal photo shoot

Annie Leibovitz attends the press Preview of "WOMEN: New Portraits" The Wapping Project on January 13, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage).

Annie Leibovitz has set the record straight about one of the most talked-about moments in her career; her 2007 photoshoot with Queen Elizabeth II that the BBC famously misrepresented, and later apologized for.

The controversy erupted when the BBC showed documentary footage in 2007 that appeared to show the Queen walking out of the shoot after the legendary America photographer asked her to remove her crown to look "less dressy". The clip showed Her Majesty responding sharply before apparently leaving in frustration, saying: "I'm not changing anything. I've done enough dressing like this, thank you very much." However, a subsequent BBC investigation revealed that the footage had been edited out of chronological order.

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