All hail the queen of dragons: Emilia Clarke on saying goodbye to Daenerys Targaryen

Emilia Clarke has spent a significant part of her life on the set of Game of Thrones, a period that’s coincided with a life-threatening brain condition. No wonder she has mixed feelings about moving on, writes Georgia Humphreys

When I meet bubbly Emilia Clarke, I have no reason to think there’s a secret she’s been hiding for the last eight years. But shortly after our chat, the London-born actress, 32, writes an article for The New Yorker about two life-threatening brain aneurysms she has battled.