I’ve always thought it’d be great if there was someway to reveal that Padme = the Queen basically immediately, so that we’re never left in the dark and are able to follow Padme’s emotionally journey coherently throughout the film.
Certainly makes sense. You think just we as the audience should know, or the other main characters as well (minus the villains)?
Hmm…what if the reveal was as they were about to enter Mos Epsa?
Panaka: The queen wishes it. She’s curious about the planet.
Qui-gon: The queen doesn’t need to know.
Padme: I am queen Amidala.
I don’t know how one would address the queen’s body guard…