This time, she wasn't Daenerys Targaryen, mother of dragons, queen of the Andalus and heir to the Iron Throne.
She nevertheless left with an honorary title.
Emilia Clarke, the actress revealed by the series
Game of Thrones
, went with her mother, Jennifer Clarke, to Windsor Castle on February 21.
This is where Prince William was waiting for them to present them with their title and badge of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
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The moment was immortalized on the Instagram account of the Prince and Princess of Wales with a video and a few words beginning with a reference to Daenerys' kingdom: “From Westeros to Windsor, it is a real pleasure to present Emilia today Clarke and her mother Jennifer with their honors for their charitable work with SameYou supporting brain injury recovery care.
️This awards ceremony almost turned into a business meeting for Prince William.
“I thought she was going to ask him to be on the board, but she didn’t,” Emilia Clarke joked about her mother.
“I almost did,” she replied.
“It’s thanks to my mother’s work”
According to the
BBC
, Emilia and Jennifer Clarke are the first mother-daughter duo to receive the same award from the same list of nominees.
“The most important thing is that my mother received it,” the actress said.
“The fact that we are together is very sweet and lovely, but the reason the charity really exists is because of all the work my mother does.”
SameYou is a charity founded in 2019 by Jennifer Clarke, which helps with the recovery of people who have suffered brain injuries, including her daughter.
A personal cause
During an interview given to the
BBC
on July 17, on the program “Sunday Morning”, Emilia Clarke declared that she had suffered from two cerebral aneurysms (which appear when the wall of an intracranial artery dilates abnormally , creating a blood bag).
“I am part of the very, very, very small minority of people who can survive this,” she added.
The first took place in 2011, after filming the first season of the series
Game of Thrones
.
The actress was then 25 years old.
The second occurred in 2013, giving rise to a new operation which ended in failure.
It will take another, heavier intervention for it to work.
Now aged 35, Emilia Clarke works alongside her mother to help other victims.
“My life’s mission is to elevate this cause to the level it should be.
Global awareness and global support,” she said on Instagram after receiving news of her appointment.