title: Queen Amidala (Star Wars Episode 1, Journal #2)
author:  Jude Watson 
description: Young Queen Amidala had a lot on her mind. If she wasn't negotiating with shifty Neimoidians or dodging blasts from droids, she was trying to remember what her name was (is it Amidala or Padm&eacute; now!?) and which outfit she needed to be wearing. And all this at just 14 years old! Well, now we can see how she kept a cool head: the plucky teen queen has written a 16-part journal, in her own words, recounting the events surrounding her in <I>Episode I, The Phantom Menace</I>. (And just so you don't lose track, each entry includes a shot from the movie showing what she had on at the time.) Thanks to Jude Watson (<I><a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/0590202278/${0}">Star Wars Science Adventures</a></I>, <I><a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/0689803281/${0}">Brides of Wildcat County</a></I>) for helping Her Highness tell this exciting tale. (Ages 9 to 12) <I>--Paul Hughes</I>
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  [By the Grace of Lady Vader](https://www.fanfiction.net/s/728462)
  
  
  By: [A21a-pFern](https://www.fanfiction.net/u/201426)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Fandom: star wars
  
  
  Summary: When Amidala stands by her husband's side, no power in the galaxy can
  stand against them. COMPLETE, 5/8/02
  
  
  Status: Completed
  
  
  Fic type: Movies/Star Wars
  
  
  
  
  
  Published: 2002-04-19
  
  
  Last updated: 2002-05-09
  
  
  Words count: 123,102
  
  
  Chapters count: 24
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Converted using [www.FF2EBOOK.com](http://www.ff2ebook.com)  
  
  
  Date: 2020-05-11
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1\. Prologue
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **Disclaimers:** All things Star Wars belong to Lucasfilm.
  
  
  All non-original dialogue in this story is credited to _The Empire Strikes
  
  
  Back_ script (Script adaptation by Lawrence Kasden and Leigh Brackett, from a
  
  
  story by George Lucas).
  
  
  Please do not reproduce this story without permission from the authors.
  
  
  **BY THE GRACE OF LADY VADER**
  
  
  by Alderaan21, ami-padme, and FernWithy
  
  PROLOGUE
  
  
  The shot seemed to come from