Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie are about to celebrate their third wedding anniversary. The couple tied the knot in front of family and friends in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in June 2018. The actual place of the ceremony was reminiscent of Winterfell as it was a real Scottish castle.
Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie on their wedding day | Mark Milan / GC Images
Kit Harington and Rose Leslie met while working on Game of Thrones
Harington (Jon Snow) and Leslie (Ygritte) first met on the set of Game of Thrones in 2012. They spent a lot of time together – both on and off screen – because their characters were each other’s love interests.
They didn’t make their relationship public until 2016. But when they did, Harington admitted that Game of Thrones did a lot more than start its acting career.
“It has given me my future family and life from now on,” he said in the press room at the 2018 Emmy Awards, according to People Magazine. “This is the most important thing to me, and it changed it completely.”
Both Harington and Leslie are extremely private and neither have social media accounts. Instead of announcing their engagement on Instagram, the couple actually revealed the news on their local newspaper.
“The engagement will be announced between Kit, the younger son of David and Deborah Harington from Worcestershire, and Rose, the middle daughter of Sebastian and Candy Leslie from Aberdeenshire,” the BBC’s announcement said.
Harington and Leslie became husband and wife on June 23, 2018. They were married at Kirkton of Rayne Church in Wardhill Castle. Several of her Game of Thrones co-stars are in attendance.
Rose Leslie’s family has owned a castle for generations
According to Architecture Digest, the Leslies have owned Wardhill Castle for nine centuries. The family castle was built in the 12th century and the stone-clad structure is adorned with towers and turrets, just like Eddard Stark’s Winterfell.
The 700 acre property overlooks the Bennachie Hills and the castle itself has eight bedrooms (four with en-suite bathrooms). There is also a rustic one bedroom cabin on the property.
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Historical items in the castle include a bed of the Queen of Spain, curtains from the Parisian embassy and centuries-old suitcases. The iconic property can be rented for weddings and other events for £ 2,500 a night.
Rose is closely connected with kings
Out of the dozen of Game of Thrones cast members, Leslie is actually the one who is closest to actual royalty. She grew up at Lickleyhead Castle in Aberdeenshire because her father is the chief of Clan Leslie in Aberdeenshire.
Outlander fans might be interested to know that Leslie’s mother has classy ties too, as she is from the Fraser clan. The actor – full name Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie – is linked to Charles II. Her maternal great-great grandfather was Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat, and descendant of Charles II of Scotland and England.
Now that they’re married, will Kit Harington and Rose Leslie ever work together again?
Although Harington and Leslie met on the set of Game of Thrones, he says he’s not sure they could ever work together again. Now that they’re married, it’s not easy to play with his wife, says Harington.
“I think the worst part about falling in love with Rose and marrying her is that it will be very difficult to work with her again,” he told InStyle. “Working with her was one of the highlights of my life and career. I don’t know when, if ever, I’ll do this again because we’re married now and it’s hard to work with your wife. “
All eight seasons of Game of Thrones are available on HBO Max.