First Fallen wrote:
> "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.
And of course bringing this all back to Highlander, if I'm not mistaken,
Capt. Pa****a is played by the same actor who played Kastigir in HL1.
On topic? Me? Never.
Ivory
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