There were collective cries of joy and disappointment when it was announced that TV beauties Kit Harington and Rose Leslie were engaged.

The couple officially announced their news on Wednesday 27 September 2017 with an advertisement in The Times confirming they intended to wed.

Many were thrilled about the happy news - but others, no doubt, were sad the chance to snatch Kit or Rose for their own would now be lost.

But who exactly is Mrs Harrington to be? Here is everything you need to know about Rose Lesie

Rose Leslie is a British actress from Aberdeen, Scotland (
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Who is Rose Leslie, where is she from, and why is she famous?

Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie is a British actress born on 9 February 1987 in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Hailing from Aberdeenshire - which has a softer accent than is stereotyped North of the border - the Scottish beauty was educated in Scotland and Somerset, England, before attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Upon graduating from LAMDA, Rose started treading the boards in plays including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, voiced characters in BBC Radio documentaries, and began her TV acting career aged 21 in 2009’s New Town (for which she bagged a Scottish BAFTA) - and now resides in London.

Kit Harington and Rose Leslie announced their engagement in The Times newspaper (
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When did Rose Leslie and Kit Harington get engaged and how did they meet?

Rose Leslie and Kit Harington announced their engagement on Wednesday 27 September 2017 with an advertisement in The Times.

Making the announcement in the Forthcoming Marriages section, the update 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 announcement followed five years of dating - with the couple meeting on the set of Game of Thrones in which Kit plays lead character Jon Snow, while Rose played his tragic wilding lover Ygritte.

Interestingly, Rose is a descendent of King Charles II while Kit is a descendant of Gunpowder Plot mastermind Robert Catesby so this pair have a richly royal history.

Rose won over fans as fierce and brave warrior Ygritte in Game of Thrones

What TV shows and films has Rose Leslie appeared in?

In the world of television, Rose may still be most famous for playing bold and brave wilding Ygritte in HBO’s worldwide smash hit Game of Thrones between 2012 and 2014.

She also played Gwen Dawson in Downton Abbey between 2010 and 2015 - and has a main role as Maia Rindell in The Good Wife spin-off The Good Fight.

In film, Rose starred alongside Dakota Fanning and Jeremy Irvine in teen cancer drama Now Is Good in 2012, opposite Harry Treadway in 2014 horror Honeymoon, alongside Vin Diesel in 2015 action flick The Last Witch Hunter, and alongside Kate Mara and Michelle Yeoh in the 2016 Ridley Scott produced film Morgan.

Rose Leslie keeps her romance with Kit Harington private by steering clear of social media (
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Does Rose Leslie use Instagram and Twitter?

Rose Leslie does not use Twitter or Instagram.

“I’m a dinosaur when it comes to social media,” she told the Evening Standard of her lack of twitter and Instagram accounts in 2016.

"I try to keep myself relatively private. I don’t really look for anything so it’s not really there in my periphery,” she added.