That much is true. But I did know my mother," he started, before revealing that his mother was a prostitute with long silver hair, believed to be the aunt of Rhaenyra’s late father.

Speaking about his mother, Hugh said: "She worked in a pleasure house. She was granted more freedom than most, because of who she was. And because rich men paid more to [expletive] a woman with ...

Hugh Hammer’s mother was Princess Saera Targaryen. Saera’s name isn’t actually spoken in “The Red Sowing,” however, Hugh’s mid-episode monologue indirectly confirms she’s his mom.