Kit Harington and Rose Leslie have confirmed their engagement after five years of dating.
The couple, both 30, opted for a traditional method to announce they are betrothed, following in the footsteps of the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter by making an announcement in The Times newspaper.
The note was placed in the forthcoming marriages section in the Tuesday edition of the daily paper.
It’s official! Kit Harington and Rose Leslie have confirmed their engagement after five years of dating. The couple opted for a traditional method to announce they are betrothed by making an announcement in The Times newspaper
It read: ‘The engagement is announced between Kit, younger son of David and Deborah Harington of Worcestershire, and Rose, middle daughter of Sebastian and Candy Leslie of Aberdeenshire.’
The couple, who met whilst filming Game Of Thrones and began dating in 2012, have not yet to set a date for the big day.
Kit and Rose, who shut down engagement speculation over the summer, reportedly told their friends and family last week that they’re set to wed.
Read all about it: The couple followed in the footsteps of the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter with the traditional announcement that was placed in the forthcoming marriages section in the Tuesday edition of the daily paper
Game Of Betrothed! The couple, who met whilst filming Game Of Thrones and began dating in 2012, have not yet to set a date for the big day
‘They’re yet to set a date, but told friends and family last week that they’ve got engaged,’ a source told The Sun. ‘Kit’s known for ages he’s wanted to marry Rose but he wanted them to get a house and settle down a bit first.’
The insider claimed Kit felt marriage was the natural next step for him and Rose, also 30, after they moved into a £1.75million mansion in East Anglia.
‘After moving in together in January he felt it was the right time to take the next step,’ they said.
Screen stars: The Scottish actress appeared on GOT as Ygritte from 2012 to 2014, while Kit has played Jon Snow on the series since its premiere in 2011
Kit gushed over his other half in June as he told chat show host James Corden: ‘I’ve moved in with my other best friend Rose, so I’m very happy.
‘It’s going well, so she’s got all sorts of ideas for the house. I said to her, cause she’s moved into my house, “Look darling, it’s important that this is our space. That it feels like our space.
‘That you haven’t just moved into mine. Move anything you want around, change anything, chuck anything out”.’
Cute couple: The couple, who shut down engagement speculation over the summer, are rumoured to have told friends and family last week that they’re set to wed
The couple – who met on the set of the HBO fantasy series – purchased a medieval 15th century timber home in the English countryside.
The seven-bedroom house boasts a medieval-inspired moat around the property that sits on eight acres in East Anglia.
The proposal come after the couple denied they were engaged back in July.
Going strong: Kit reportedly felt marriage was the natural next step for the couple after they moved into a £1.75million mansion in East Anglia
Sweet: After they moved in, Kit said: ‘I’ve moved in with my other best friend Rose, so I’m very happy. It’s going well, so she’s got all sorts of ideas for the house’. Pictured together in 2016
The stars shut down reports that they are to wed, after Life & Style claimed the pair were ‘planning their nuptials’.
The U.S. tabloid alleged that Kit had popped the question over a romantic dinner, leaving his long-time girlfriend in tears.
‘Kit recently cooked Rose a romantic candlelight dinner and proposed to her. She burst into tears and immediately said yes!’ a unnamed source claimed.
However, the stars’ reps denied that the pair were set to tie the knot at the time.
Smitten: Kit recently said of the couple, who met on GoT in 2012, that it was ‘really special’ that they met on the HBO series and are still going strong now. Pictured in 2014
The Scottish actress appeared on GOT as Ygritte from 2012 to 2014, while Kit has played Jon Snow on the series since its premiere in 2011.
Rose, who found fame as servant girl Gwen in Downton Abbey, is said to want a traditional wedding ‘with kilts and bagpipes’ in her native Scotland, Life & Style reported.
At the season seven premiere for Game Of Thrones in Los Angeles, Kit spoke about his relationship with his former co-star.
‘I think that’s the really special thing about it is that we met on this show and here we are seven years down the line back here promoting season seven,’ he said on the red carpet.
‘I mean it’s mad. It’s such a special thing. I’m so privileged,’ he added.
Life imitating art: Kit revealed how ‘easy’ it was to fall in love with Rose while they were shooting Game Of Thrones
While the actor didn’t divulge too many details about their relationship, which had apparently been on and off since 2012, he said the couple were ‘very, very happy.’
He also revealed last year how ‘easy’ it was to fall in love with Aberdeen beauty Rose.
Recalling his favourite memory of shooting GoT, he told L’Uomo Vogue: ‘The three weeks in Iceland where we shot the second season… because the country is beautiful, the light of the North magic, and why it was there that I fell in love.
‘If you are attracted to a person and in fiction is your love interest, it becomes easy to fall in love.’
Smitten: ‘If you are attracted to a person and in fiction is your love interest, it becomes easy to fall in love’ Kit explained