Emilia Clarke on almost dying from brain haemorrhage as she is awarded with MBE

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Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has stated that she felt “ill-equipped” to be “a normal person” once more after she almost died from a brain haemorrhage aged 25.

The 37-year-old actor was awarded an MBE on Wednesday (21 February) alongside her mom Jenny as co-founders of SimilarYou, a brain damage restoration charity they established after the Clarke survived two brain haemorrhages.

Clarke had her first brain haemorrhage in 2011, shortly after the primary Game of Throne’s season. Her charity focuses on the rehabilitation of sufferers after they depart hospital.

The honour recognises her providers to individuals with brain accidents. 

She stated essentially the most troublesome facet of her sickness was being discharged from hospital and realising she was on her personal.

“You spend a month in hospital, every day they tell you you’re going to die,” Clarke stated.

“And then you go home, and you have to live with that. I found that incredibly difficult, and my family found it incredibly difficult.

“You are so taken care of, and so supported, and then you are let out into the world. And it seems terrifying, and you feel like you are ill-equipped to be a normal person again because you have just been told that you are going to die every three seconds.”

Clarke additionally mirrored on the “magical nature” of the honours ceremony at Windsor Castle, and joked that she thought her mom was going to ask Prince William to be on the board of trustees.

The actor stated that working a charity “is one of the hardest things I’ve had to do”.

“There are times when it feels like an uphill struggle that you don’t think you’re going to reach the top of at any point,” she stated.

“There are lots of dark moments like that when you run a charity, and I speak for most people who run a charity who feel the same way.

“So to get something like this… it gives you such a boost of energy and momentum.”

Clarke additionally confirmed she is set to play the main function in An Ideal Wife, a movie about Oscar Wilde’s partner, Constance Lloyd.

The Game Of Thrones star joined Wetherspoons founder Sir Tim Martin and former chancellor Sir Sajid Javid as they collected their honours from the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle.

Other individuals recognised on the investiture ceremony included Labour MP Dame Siobhain McDonagh, for political and public service; director Betsy Gregory, who was made an OBE for providers to bounce; and Lydia Otter, who turns into an MBE for providers to individuals with autism and their households in Oxfordshire.

Additional reporting by PA.