"Jerri" wrote:
>>
>> The real queen was in disguise as the handmaid for security reasons -
>> the one in the royal robes was really the handmaid. She made a
>> striking target for any wanna-be assassins, allowing the real queen to
>> move about and act without trouble - until she actually needed to be
>> dressed in the royal robes and *be* the queen. (obviously she picked
>> handmaids that closely resembled her)
>>
> ... but ... but ... I understood all *that* .... I just never figured
> out if Padme was actually the queen and if she was the queen, why did
> she let the queen-imposter boss her around and make her clean up
> R2D2? why didn't the queen-imposter tell one of the *other* handmaids
> to clean up the filthy little android? Not that it matters, but I've
> always wondered about that. I would understand if there was only the
> one queen and the one imposter, but she's got a whole bunch o'
> handmaids that don't seem to be overburdened with work.
> Jerri
Let me see if I can clear this up.
She was born Padme Naberrie. Upon becoming Queen, she took the moniker
HRH
Queen Amidala of Naboo as her official title and regnal name. At the
insistence of Captain Pa****a, a decoy, in the person of one of her
handmaidens (named Sabe - and played by Keira Knightly) posed as the queen
during potentially dangerous situations, while the real queen, disguised
as
handmaiden Padme, could move about in relative safety, and still be close
enough to guide her look-a-like.
Amidala always appeared as the queen during official functions.
She likely set up the whole "clean up the droid" thing in order to be able
to speak with and interact more informally with Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Jar
Jar, and also to help set her up as her envoy when they all went into Mos
Espa.
Upon ending her tenure as Queen, and becoming a Senator, she took the name
Padme Amidala.
That help at all?
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