Actress best known for her role as Daenerys in the series Game of Throness, was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on Wednesday 21 February. An honorary award presented by the eldest son of King Charles III himself.
This time she wasn’t Daenerys Targaryen, mother of dragons, queen of Andalus and heir to the Iron Throne. However, he left with an honorary degree. Emilia Clarke, the actress revealed by the series Game Of ThronesOn February 21, he went to Windsor Castle with his mother, Jennifer Clarke. It was here that Prince William was waiting to present them with their title and badge of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
The moment was captured on Instagram by the Prince and Princess of Wales with a video and a few words that began with a reference to Daenerys’s kingdom: Jennifer with their awards for their charity work with SameYou, which supports brain injury recovery. This award ceremony almost turned into a business meeting for Prince William. “I thought he was going to ask her to be on the board, but he didn’t,” Emilia Clarke joked about her mother. “I almost did,” he replied.
“It’s because of my mother’s work”
Agreed BBC:, Emilia and Jennifer Clarke are the first mother-daughter duo to receive the same award from the same shortlist. “The most important thing is that my mother got it,” said the actress. “The fact that we’re together is very sweet and nice, but the reason the charity really exists is because of all the work my mum does.” SameYou is a charity founded in 2019 by Jennifer Clarke that helps people with brain injuries, including her daughter, recover.
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during the interview BBC: On July 17, on The Sunday Morning Show, Emilia Clarke announced that she had suffered two brain aneurysms (which occur when the wall of an intracranial artery widens abnormally, causing a sac of blood). “I’m part of a very, very, very small minority of people who can survive this,” he added. The first took place in 2011, after filming the first season of the series Game Of Thrones . The actress was 25 years old at that time. The second one took place in 2013, as a result of which a new operation was started, which ended in failure. It will take another, more severe intervention to make it work.
Now 35-year-old Emilia Clarke is working with her mother to help other victims. “My life’s mission is to raise this cause to the level it should be. Global awareness and global support,” he said on Instagram after receiving the news of his appointment.
Source: Le Figaro
