The Captain said:

The Padme family scene doesn't have to be weird if you just never watch the Phantom Menace and simply ignore that she was queen at one point... Which is how I like to remember my Star Wars... That Episode 1 never existed...

Except that Hal, in the crawl, says "Padme Amidala, former Queen of Naboo"

I think her being a former Queen gives her gravitas and is good for her character. The problem is we're never explained why she abdicated and who replaced her. I feel it would have been better to keep her as Queen and have Jar Jar be the Senator/Ambassador.

And honestly I'd rather erase AtoC than TPM but that's just me :P