Coronation of Padmé Amidala The coronation of Padmé Amidala was the ceremony in which Padmé Naberrie , the young Princess of Theed , was formally crowned and invested as Queen of Naboo under the regnal name of Amidala . It occurred the morning after the abdication of King Veruna in the year 33 BBY , in the presence of important Nabooian politicians like Governor Sio Bibble and Senator Palpatine . Prelude . Unknown to her , Senator Palpatine ( secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious ) , along with his master Darth Plagueis , had covertly engineered her ascension to the throne , by suggesting to her parents that she should bid for the throne of Naboo . Amidala , who Prime Councilor Kun Lago believed was behind the publicization of a Foreign Affairs scandal , quickly gained public support to become the next monarch . After the unpopular king ' s abdication , Amidala was quickly prepared for her coronation . History . In the year 33 BBY , Ars Veruna , King of the Human people living on Naboo , abdicated the throne . The thirteen - year - old Princess of Theed Padmé Naberrie , who went by the name of state of Amidala , was chosen to succeed him . As the former monarch ' s resignation had been known hours before the official announcement , Naberrie ' s coronation was properly prepared in advance . Sio Bibble , Governor of the planet and Head of the Naboo Royal Advisory Council , had supervised the grooming of the Princess of Theed by a team of royal handmaiden s . While the palatial staff was in the middle of preparations for the upcoming event , Amidala ' young boyfriend Ian Lago turned up and declared his love for the Princess . Amidala , however , informed him that their relationship had to end so she could devote her life to the people of Naboo . The day of the ceremony , Amidala sat in the throne room of the Theed Royal Palace with her back to the wide window . She wore a wide - shouldered , bright - red robe adorned with gold embroideries , a hem of potolli fur and a series of illuminated sein jewel s . She also bore the traditional make - up of the Naboo queens : a white facepaint , the red scar of remembrance and two stylized beauty marks . One of the handmaidens then placed the crown — in fact an elaborate wig adorned with a gold faceframe and the precious Jewel of Zenda — on the seated Amidala ' s head . The new Queen then delivered an official acceptance speech she had been writing the day before , with the help of her chief advisor Bibble . Upon her coronation , Captain Quarsh Panaka explained to her the old strategy of using decoys as a measure of safety . It was in this context that Queen Amidala first met Senator Palpatine , who represented Naboo and the thirty - five other affiliated worlds of the Chommell sector . Behind the scenes . Amidala ' s coronation was first mentioned in 2000 in " A Summer ' s Dream " , a short comic published the fifth issue of the " Star Wars Tales " series of comics . However , the only depiction of the ceremony was drawn by " Star Wars " illustrator Randy Martinez for the Topps trading card set " Star Wars Galaxy Series 5 " in 2010 . Admittedly , Martinez had been wishing to create that scene for years , after visiting Caserta Palace , — used in filming the interior scenes in the Naboo Royal Palace for — in 2005 . Palpatine and Plagueis ' involvement in having Amidala coronated was also revealed in the novel " Darth Plagueis " . There are several key differences between Martinez ' preliminary sketch and the trading card . While Amidala and her handmaidens were alone in the sketch , Palpatine and Sio Bibble were added inthe background of the finalized product . Additionally , the dress worn by Amidala in the sketch was not the same as her " Throne Room Robe " shown in " Star Wars Episode I : The Phantom Menace " , and the crown was put on her head piece by piece .