Kit Harington has donated almost £8,000 to a fundraiser for learning disability charity Royal Mencap Society, which was started by his fans in his name.
The Game Of Thrones actor commented on the Just Giving page and sent his ‘deepest and most heartfelt thank you’.
Kit has worked with Mencap for several years, and the page was set up to thank the British actor for giving ‘so much to the fans of Game Of Thrones over the past decade’.
His donation of £6,183.00 and £1545.75 Gift Aid to the cause allowed the fundraiser to meet its £50,000 target.
‘To those of you who set this page up in my name and to those of you who contributed and left messages, please accept my deepest and most heartfelt thank you,’ he shared via Mencap’s official website.
‘This donations page lifted my heart and brought tears to my eyes, what a beautiful gift to receive…how generous of all of you.
‘Mencap is truly a wonderful charity and the money given here will go to the most incredible cause. With love and respect from beyond the wall…Kit x.’
A description on the JustGiving page reads: ‘Kit Harington has given so much to the fans of Game of Thrones over the past decade playing the King in the North, Jon Snow.
‘He absolutely nailed his performance and we loved every second of screentime we had with him.
‘This fundraiser is here to show Kit that we’re incredibly thankful to him for the sheer amount of love and skill he put into Jon Snow for us to enjoy. To show our gratitude, /r/Freefolk and other fans want to contribute to the charity Mencap, which Kit has been supporting for several years.
‘Mencap supports people with learning disabilities to live independent and fulfilling lives.’
The donation comes after the 32-year-old left a wellness retreat which he checked himself in to in May.
A spokesperson for Kit confirmed his rehab stint to Metro.co.uk, saying in a statement: ‘Kit has decided to utilise this break in his schedule as an opportunity to spend some time at a wellness retreat to work on some personal issues.’
Kit was reportedly ‘hit really hard’ by the end of the HBO show wrapping up last month after eight seasons.
He was previously open about his mental health during the filming of the show, explaining: ‘My darkest period was when the show seemed to become so much about Jon, when he died and came back.
‘I really didn’t like the focus of the whole show coming onto Jon — even though it was invalidating my problem about being the weak link because things were about Jon.’
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