Who is Queen Helaena Targaryen in House of the Dragon and who plays her?
Meet the new Queen of Westeros.
As we anticipate the second season of House of the Dragon, there are some characters that are set to come into the spotlight even more in these new episodes.
While it's long been teased that the Blood and Cheese scenes from beloved novel Fire & Blood will be in season 2, it has since been confirmed, with Olivia Cooke (Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower) underlining the scenes as "heinous".
At the centre of the bloody scenes will be Queen Helaena Targaryen, played by Phia Saban, the daughter of King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) and Cooke's Alicent Hightower.
Forced to marry her brother King Aegon II in order to keep the Targaryen bloodline pure, actress Saban has teased exclusively to RadioTimes.com that in season 2, Helaena is "coming into her own and realising that maybe she's not willing to sacrifice what she has to sacrifice for this family of absolute wrong ‘uns!"
With plenty on the cards for Helaena and her family, what do we know about her so far? And what can expect from her in season 2? Read on to find out.
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Who is Princess Helaena Targaryen in House of the Dragon?
Princess Helaena Targaryen is the only daughter of King Viserys I Targaryen and his second wife Queen Alicent Hightower.
Helaena is the younger half-sister of Crown Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, the younger sister of Aegon Targaryen, and the older sister of Prince Aemond Targaryen.
A curious, sweet but insightful young woman, Helaena has been shown in the show to have an interest in small animals.
In later episodes, Alicent decides to marry Helaena to Aegon to strengthen the latter's claim to the Iron Throne and keep the Targaryen bloodline pure in the tradition of Old Valyria.
As a result of Aegon and Helaena's marriage, the pair go on to have three children:
- Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen
- Princess Jaehaera Targaryen
- Prince Maelor Targaryen
With Aegon having been controversially named as the King on the Iron Throne, Helaena is his Queen Consort.
As a dragonrider, Helaena's mount is the dragon Dreamfyre.
In season 2, with the battle between the Greens and the Blacks set to kick off, Helaena is now a leader of the Greens and a Queen so will likely have her own fair share of issues to deal with.
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Who plays Princess Helaena Targaryen in House of the Dragon?
Princess Helaena is portrayed by two actresses in House of the Dragon, one as a teenager and one as an adult woman.
Evie Allen
Instagram: @evieallenn_
Princess Helaena Targaryen is portrayed in her adolescence by actress Evie Allen.
This is Allen's first television acting role.
Allen portrays Helaena in two episodes, the sixth episode, The Princess and the Queen, and the seventh episode Driftmark.
In these instalments, Helaena is shown to be highly insightful with a hint that she possesses some kind of foresight.
Phia Saban
Age: 24
Instagram: @phiasaban
Princess Helaena Targaryen is portrayed as an adult by actress Phia Saban.
Saban first appears as Helaena in the eighth episode of the first season of House of the Dragon, titled Lord of the Tides.
In this episode, Helaena is shown to be married to Aegon and to have given birth to his children.
Outside of House of the Dragon, Saban portrayed Aelfwynn in the BBC/Netflix historical drama series The Last Kingdom.
House of the Dragon season 2 will air on Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK from 17th June – find out more about how to sign up for Sky TV.
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