The Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie – who played on-screen lovers in the TV drama – are to marry in Scotland.
The actors, both 31, are thought to be holding the ceremony in Leslie’s 12th-century family castle on Saturday. A date of 23 June was previously posted at Huntly registration office in Aberdeenshire.
Harington, wearing a morning suit, smiled to members of the public who had gathered as he arrived at Rayne church in Aberdeenshire.
Speaking outside the castle, where the pair, both 31, will exchange vows, Leslie’s father, Sebastian Leslie, said: “We are absolutely thrilled for Kit and Rose to be marrying today.”
He added: “It’s an absolutely lovely day for us. It’s a great day for Aberdeenshire. We are using local caterers, local lighting, local flowers.”
The couple met while filming the fantasy series in 2012, in which they played Jon Snow and Ygritte.
They announced their engagement in the Times last year and are expected to marry at Wardhill Castle.
Leslie left Game of Thrones two years after they met, while Harington has become one of the show’s most popular stars.
Speaking to L’Uomo Vogue, Harington said it was “easy” to fall in love with Leslie and his best memory of the show was meeting his future partner while filming in Iceland.
“The country is beautiful … the northern lights are magical … it was there that I fell in love,” he said. “If you’re already attracted to someone, and then they play your love interest in the show, it becomes very easy to fall in love.”
Leslie said she had been too busy to plan the wedding, telling Town & Country magazine: “I haven’t tackled it. There’s just too much to do.”