Sarah Ferguson's Interpol Strife

9 months ago 13th Feb 14:00

Britain's Sarah Ferguson is facing questioning by Interpol.

The Duchess of York may be quizzed by the International Crime Police Organisation over a TV documentary she made last year which exposed the poor conditions in state-run Turkish orphanages.

She is obviously in a campaign to blacken Turkey's name

Turkish authorities are furious the duchess went undercover in the show, which showed children - some of whom were disabled - left tied to beds by staff.

They insist Sarah and her daughter Princess Eugenie - who also featured in the program, and wept when she saw the conditions some children lived in - broke privacy laws, and have since complained to international police.

Social Affairs Minister Nimet Cubukcu told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "It is very clear that Mrs Sarah Ferguson has bad intentions. She is obviously in a campaign to blacken Turkey's name."

In a statement issued at the time of the show - which was shown in UK television network ITV - Sarah's spokeswoman said: "The Duchess of York has no political motivation. This is all about the welfare of children."

Sarah wore a black wig and a headscarf during a visit to the Saray orphanage, near Turkish capital Ankara, where more than 700 disabled children are housed.