Authentic Media has announced the publication of a new book by a controversial undercover journalist who went head to head with the Turkish government to reveal neglect in its orphanages.

The Turkish government was unsuccessful in its legal bid to prevent author Chris Rogers from publishing his findings.

He first investigated the appalling conditions in orphanages in Romania for an episode of Dispatches. One year later, the Duchess of York contacted him to get involved with his campaign to expose the poor conditions in orphanages in some European countries.

She and her daughters Prince Beatrice and Eugenie travelled with Rogers to orphanages in Romania and Turkey to see the neglect firsthand.

Their undercover footage was presented to the public in another television documentary, prompting the Turkish authorities to issue International Letters of Request against Rogers and Sarah Ferguson for “violating privacy”. They faced up to five years each in prison if found guilty.

Turkey’s legal action was quickly followed by High Court proceedings issued by the Queen’s lawyers on behalf of the Duchess against Rogers to stop the book from being published.

Rogers, a Catholic, and his co-author Marshall Corwin successfully fought an out-of-court agreement to publish the book.

‘Undercover’ is out today from Authentic Media, priced £9.99.