Sarah Ferguson "believes in fairies".
The Duchess of York has revealed she thinks the flying, miniature mythical creatures really exist and she thinks the world is also full of "magic".
Ferguson - the mother of Queen Elizabeth's granddaughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, her children with ex-husband Prince Andrew - makes the surprising admission in new book 'What Makes Me Happy?'
Speaking in the tome, she says: "I do believe in fairies. I do believe in magic and when you blow on a dandelion, you will see the light of the enchanted spreading their wings and disappearing off on their own journeys, just like you have today when you opened your eyes. Don't let the day go by without looking for fairies and magic. That makes me happy, as every day is, therefore, a day of exploration and adventure."
'What Makes Me Happy?' features over 100 famous people revealing what gives them fulfilment in their lives and has been released to raise money for BBC Children In Need. It was compiled by 13-year-old schoolgirl Hanni Blaskey who got the idea while watching a Children in Need documentary about a young girl who had to care for her bed-ridden mother
It is available to buy for £3 from Sainsbury's and for every copy sold £2 will go to the charity.
Other contributors to the tome include Sir Paul McCartney, who reveals that eating with his grandson makes him happy, Rod Stewart, who says a cup of tea makes him "uncontrollably happy" and 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge Len Goodman who insists "eating a bacon sandwich" is his favourite thing.
McCartney said: "I love to hear the noises in the kitchen as the meal is prepared and then my little grandson climbs on my knee and requests a bite for every bite that I take."

Jessica Wright has dumped her boyfriend Ricky Rayment after discovering he had been sending flirty messages to another woman.
In dramatic scenes that aired on 'The Only Way Is Essex' on ITVBe on Wednesday night (29.10.14), Jess confronted Ricky over the texts she had been forwarded on Twitter and dropped the bombshell that their two-year relationship was over.
Choosing Jasmin Walia's Diwali party at Sugar Hut to challenge him, the 29-year-old beauty said to Ricky: "I've been sent some messages on Twitter. I think you know what I'm talking about."
A stony-faced Ricky replied: "No I don't."
Jess, 29, then launched a tirade at him, shouting: "Don't patronise me. Don't you dare patronise me. You have humiliated me since day one. I have rowed with my family over you. How dare you! You are a liar. You don't love me."
Ricky, 24, tried to defend his actions, telling her: "I haven't been in a good place with you, so I have been flirting with other girls."
After deciding she didn't want to hear his excuses, Jess then called time on their romance, shouting: "If you thought our relationship was in a s**t place then it's in an even worse one now because we're done - forever! Stay the f**k away from me."
The couple's relationship had already been rocked by cheating claims last year and in September former 'X Factor' contestant Lottie Lou revealed it was her who Ricky had been unfaithful with at the start of their romance.

Milla Jovovich is expecting another girl.
The 'Resident Evil' actress and her husband Paul W. S. Anderson recently found out the gender of their unborn baby and their daughter Ever, six, is particularly happy not to be getting a brother.
Milla told E! News: "We found out. We're having a girl.
"I don't know what we would have done if the baby was a boy."
The 38-year-old beauty's elder daughter is so thrilled by the news, she has urged her parents not to buy new clothes for the baby as she wants to share all her belongings.
Milla said: "She keeps saying, 'Don't get her anything new. She can wear all my clothes.' She's so economical."
Milla announced in August she was expecting her second child and she and her director spouse had decided to delay work on 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' as a result.
She wrote on Facebook: "This was originally going to be a post to tell you how excited I am about flying to Cape Town, South Africa to begin working on Resident Evil: The Final Chapter," she wrote online. "But... My husband Paul and I just discovered that we are expecting another baby!!! (sic)"

Chris Brown has settled a civil lawsuit for $100,000. The 'Run It' hitmaker has agreed a payment to Parker Adams - who he recently pleaded guilty to assaulting last October - after he filed a case against him, TMZ reports. And that isn't the only leg...

Robbie Williams' dad is proud his son live-blogged the birth of his second child.
The 'Candy' hitmaker's father, Pete, thinks its "great" Robbie decided to share the birth of his latest little one with his wife, Ayda Field, online with his fans and believes the 40-year-old entertainer may have produced the videos - in which he sang his own tracks as well as hit song 'Let It Go' from the Disney movie 'Frozen' - simply to pass the time during the 14-hour labour.
He told The Sun newspaper: "I've watched it all and think its great he shared all that with his fans. I can only see people liking the videos.
"I have no idea why he did it, but when you have a baby there is a lot of time spent hanging around. Maybe he was passing the time?"
Pete added that Robbie's fans will be "really grateful" to him for offering them an insight into the birth of the 8lb 2oz newborn, whose name is yet to be released.
He added: "Ours is not to reason why with Rob. He does what he does, he's his own man.
"I think his fans will be really grateful."
During the birthing videos - which were filmed in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon (27.10.14) and posted on Twitter and YouTube - Robbie also gushed over his "astonishing" wife.
In one of several videos posted online, the 'Rock DJ' singer said: "I've never been more in love, and I've never been more proud of my wife.
"She's been absolutely astonishing."
Ending his stream of updates throughout the birthing process, Robbie joked on Twitter:"No Moms Were Harmed.
"Thank you for sharing the journey with us, we have been blessed with a beautiful baby boy. RW x (sic)"
Their new baby will join the couple's two-year-old daughter Theodora 'Teddy' Rose, who was born in September 2012.

Annie Lennox has slammed "sick" stars who strip to their underwear to promote themselves, saying they are "self-molesting".
The 59-year-old singer is "appalled" by women who feel the need to be scantily clad in photoshoots and music videos when they are well aware they have young fans, and insists it is "embarrassing" and a "devaluation of women".
Annie - who has two daughters, Lola and Tali - said: "Things have evolved so far that some have gone backwards. I'm appalled by it.
"The artists who are aware their audience are seven year olds - what is that about? It's sick.
"It's not powerful. It's not feminism. It's not about empowerment. It's a devaluation of women, to be frank.
"It's like self-molestation. It just makes me embarrassed. My daughters are pretty savvy and they're like, 'Yuck! Cringe!' "
The Eurythmics frontwoman - who has spent years raising money and awareness for HIV/Aids - also claimed some stars appear to support certain charities by posing with "starving African children" because they want to get more publicity for themselves.
When asked if she ever feels new stars don't care about issues, she told Metro newspaper: "Wouldn't it be fantastic if they did? You never know.
"I don't want to name names because I don't want to give them the focus but you see people in pictures with starving African children and it looks like a parody of something if you know that person isn't committed fully to that support.
"It looks like a publicity opportunity for them."

Michael Bay is in negotiations to direct '13 Hours'.
The filmmaker is wanted to bring the story of an attack on an American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in September 2012 to life on the big screen, according to reports.
The script has been penned by Chuck Hogan using Mitchell Zuckoff's book '13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi' as the basis.
Zuckoff wrote the book with several security team members who were involved in the attack by Islamic militants, which resulted in the murders of US Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and US Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith. A second assault took place at a different compound approximately one mile away resulting in the deaths of two CIA contractors, Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty.
The film will focus on six members of a security team who fought to defend the compound and Ambassador Stevens and Smith.
If Bay - whose previous films include 'Pearl Habour' and the 'Transformers' series - signs on for the project, shooting is due to start
next year.
The 49-year-old director-and-producer recently admitted he wanted to move away from the big budget blockbusters he is famous for, saying: "There's kind of a new chapter, a new direction in movies I want to make. I have a lot of stories to tell. And it's about flexing new muscles."

Young Fathers have won the 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize.
The Edinburgh-based hip-hop group's debut studio album, 'Dead,' was declared the best British or Irish record of the last 12 months at a star-studded ceremony at The Roundhouse in London on Wednesday night (29.10.14).
Upon collecting their trophy and cheque for £20,000 from Nick Grimshaw, the band - comprised of Alloysious Massaquoi, G Hastings and Kayus Bankole - said: "Thank you, thank you. We love you all!"
Shortly before the ceremony, the 'No Way' hitmakers insisted they didn't care about winning the prestigious prize, and told BANG Showbiz: "It doesn't matter to us we're just concentrating on our performance."
They also said winning wouldn't change them, explaining: "You don't spend half your life recording music and writing songs and then win an award and suddenly stop. It's just part and parcel of the industry. It's just what happens."
The trio won't have much time to celebrate the good news, as they're "just going over to Germany to record a new album."
Speaking about their victory, Chair of Judges, Simon Frith said: "Young Fathers have a unique take on urban British music, brimming with ideas - forceful, unexpected and moving."
The awards show, which will be broadcast in full on Channel 4 at 11.40pm on Friday (31.10.14), saw each of the twelve shortlisted artists, including Damon Albarn, FKA twigs and Jungle, perform a track from their albums.

Kate Tempest was honoured to be nominated for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize because she has been "in love" with music her entire life.
The 28-year-old poet-and-rapper lost out on the prestigious award - which recognises the best British or Irish album of the last year - to Young Fathers but she insisted just being up for the accolade was a massive deal for her.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz at the ceremony at The Roundhouse in London on Wednesday night (29.10.14), she said: "Just being nominated genuinely feels like a dream. It's been an amazing day. The whole process has been unbelievable. It's just been such a treat to hang out with some of the other artists backstage and suddenly it all feels so real. To be a part of something which to me is so important, it feels magical, a really important milestone.
"It feels extremely exciting for me because I've been in love with music all my life and I've been working since I was 16 - which is 12 years ago. For me to be having my album recognised like this, it's unbelievable, it's incredible."
Kate wasn't too disappointed her LP 'Everybody Down' lost out on the award and £20,000 cheque to hip-hop group Young Fathers' album 'Dead' because she is a huge fan of their music.
She added: "Young Fathers are my heroes, I love them so much that I can't really be around them without embarrassing myself. Every time I watch them I feel enriched with a beautiful spiritual energy. I know its a cheesy thing to say but for me it's definitely a spiritual experience watching them perform. They're a real strong hope for British music and I can't tell you how much I love them and that album and what they do."
Other nominees for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize included Damon Albarn, FKA twigs and Jungle..

Lauren Goodger reportedly wants to pose topless.
The former 'The Only Way Is Essex' star has been posting a large number of raunchy selfies on her Instagram account in the past few weeks as it gives her a "confidence boost" and she's now said to be planning to go even further by stripping off for the camera.
A source revealed: "Lauren has told pals her sexy pictures give her the confidence boost she desperately needs. She jokes about her obsession with taking selfies but says they help her to believe in her sex appeal.
"She's told pals she's considering sharing raunchier pictures and is thinking about posing topless for fans to show the public how sexy she really is."
The 28-year-old beauty shocked fans with a saucy snap in which she's seen wearing nothing but a dressing gown, which barely protects her modesty, and a further photo - which she later deleted - which saw her bent over on her bed wearing a skimpy thong.
A source shared: "Lauren spends hours perfecting her photos to attract her dream man. She loves the reaction her pictures get, and just brushes off any negative comments. She says it's addictive, and she wants to be more like her idol Kim Kardashian."
Meanwhile, Lauren is said to be sending even racier material to a number of men - including a DJ and a former soap star - via text message.
A source told Closer magazine: "Lauren often sends half-naked selfies to men. She plans to experiment with even more photos, changing the lighting, location and what she's wearing."

The Apprentice's Steven Ugoalah thinks he's going to be a "millionaire" in the "next four years".
The 29-year-old social worker was fired alongside Sarah Dales and Ella Jade Bitton on last night's (29.10.14) episode of the BBC One entrepreneurial reality show but claims he's going to be hugely successful in the future.
Quizzed on what he'd most enjoyed about taking part, he exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "The learning, the coming up with ideas, implementing strategies and learning how to make money.
"I'm going to be a millionaire in the next four years and that's thanks to what I learnt on the show."
The Canadian-born business hopeful - who insists he has "no idea" why people found it "difficult" to get on with him - also responded to claims from former candidate Robert Goodwin, that he'd been washing in vinegar.
Steven said: "Well that just proved that he'd been going through my things inside the house, and I realised when he asked me about it, I thought about it afterwards and I was like, 'Geez is this guy going through my stuff?' I was a bit concerned.
"But maybe that's why he didn't want to put himself up for project manager, because he was too busy going through my things."
Meanwhile, former PA and hypnotherapist Sarah, 32 - who came under fire in the first week for suggesting the women's team should wear short skirts and lots of make-up in a bid to win the task - stands by her strategy, even though she thinks it lost her her place.
When asked where she thinks it went wrong for her, she said: "The problem was putting myself forward for project manager in the first week and the tactics and strategy I used to try and win the task didn't put me in a great light with the girls and therefore I felt that they wanted to push me out earlier."
She added: "We needed to use our girl power, we needed to use our femininity to try and beat the boys, that's why I used that strategy."

Michael Jackson cloned his DNA before his death, it has been claimed.
The King of Pop passed away in June 2009 from acute Propofol intoxication but in the years leading up to his demise he paid millions of dollars to European scientists engaged in cutting edge genetic research to create replicas of himself.
Michael's wish was that the replicas would be able to carry on his legacy after his passing and he made "safe deposits" of his sperm in three different medical facilities across the world to be used if he died.
Director of the New York Center for Extraterrestrial Research
Michael C. Luckman has made the claim, revealing the information was given to him by late celebrity fashion designer Andre Van Pier - who designed stage costumes for Michael and his sister Janet Jackson, and was friends with their sibling La Toya Jackson.
Luckman said: "Van Pier first learned of the futuristic cloning experiments and the secret sperm deposits from a close associate at a longevity centre based in Panama. Michael's enthusiasm for cloning began with the successful cloning of Dolly the Sheep and escalated following false claims by the Raelians, a UFO cult group with headquarters in Canada, that they had cloned the first human baby."
The alien expert claims samples of Michael's sperm were recently moved from a Los Angeles fertility clinic to England by the Jackson family for safekeeping.
Luckman - who has just completed his book 'The Battle for Michael Jackson's Soul', which documents the 'Thriller' singer's fascination with human cloning - believes the work could be being carried out now.
He said: "Michael wanted this happen, and spent time and money trying to achieve his goal. We could see many dead stars resurrected with science. Canadian dentist Dr. Michael Zuk purchased one of John Lennon's teeth at auction and has announced plans to use the DNA from the tooth to create a perfect double of the former Beatle."