NABOO ROYAL HANDMAIDENS → “The base requirement for handmaidens of course, is a physical resemblance to the Queen. However, a successful candidate must also pass a battery of rigorous tests that try every facet of her personality and skills.
Thirteen handmaidens are on duty in the palace at all times, and five travel with Amidala whenever she leaves Naboo. In addition to serving as bodyguard for Amidala and watching for possible threats to her life, each handmaiden is fully capable of standing in for the Queen should the situation require a decoy.” ♕
I’m sure this has been pointed out before but I just noticed recently that Padme’s hair piece in the iconic “So this is how liberty dies” scene is a similar shape as the symbol of the rebellion.
That kind of visual is not an accident, and it’s not an accident that she happens to be wearing this when Palpatine announces the formation of the Empire and she speaks out against it. Bail being next to her is perfect as well because they’re two of the only people in the room who knew this would be a dictatorship.
Padme was a rebel, one of the first. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
