The decision comes after a long line of broadcasters, including Sky News and the BBC, lent their support to the idea - which will make courtroom proceedings open to all not just those in the public gallery.
A Whitehall source has confirmed the Queen's speech will include the announcement, which also extends to courts in Wales, reports suggest.
The new legislation supporting the inclusion of cameras will be included in the parliamentary session on May 9 - approximately one year on from the Ministry of Justice announcement that a courtroom filming ban would be overturned for the first time since 1925.
Originally, no timescale was given as to when the ban would be repealed.
Initially, filming will be restricted to the Court of Appeal only - although broadcasters have pledged the identities of victims, jury members and witnesses would be protected if cameras were to be allowed into Crown Court prosecutions in the future.
The purpose of the new procedure is said 'to reduce the "mystique" of courtrooms and their sometimes arcane jargon'.
Photography is currently prohibited in courtrooms under Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1945.
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