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Altah ~ handmaiden of Queen Kylantha associated with Rebellion (Legends)

Altah served as a handmaiden to Queen Kylantha of Naboo and was affiliated with the Rebel Alliance during the time of the First Galactic Civil War.

Around 1 ABY, Emperor Sheev Palpatine tasked a loyal subject of the Galactic Empire with safely escorting the handmaiden to the Emperor’s Retreat so that Palpatine would provide his apology to her, but in truth - due to her ties to the Rebellion, she has never been seen again.

The painter presented her just barely before she was escorted by Imperials soldiers and officer to the ship via which she would travel to Emperor’s residence, which is seen in the window. Green dress was one of her costumes, but the painter also added the royal crest to show her role as servant of Queen.

She is holding the holo of Kylantha, as if to say goodbye, and almost hidden rebel symbol is seen on the wall on the left.

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Dress for Queen Kylantha of Naboo

Elie Saab Fall 2017

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The Ambiguous Queen Kylantha (Legends)

Kylantha was installed as a puppet ruler in 18 BBY after her predecessor, Apailana, was killed on the orders of the Galactic Empire for allegedly harbouring Jedi survivors of Order 66. Unlike previous monarchs, Kylantha had exceeded her two terms of office by the time of the Battle of Yavin. Kylantha was eventually replaced by Queen Mairayni.

On the canopy behind Kylantha are two symbols, one of Rebellion, the other of Empire, it was added as the Queen's loyalties actually were rather ambiguous. Outwardly, she was supportive of the Empire, but inwardly she appeared to be sympathetic to the Rebellion. (Moreover, it was discovered that Emperor Palpatine saw to it that the Queen remained loyal to the Empire by making it appear as if the Rebellion were performing unethical acts.) Painter decided to underline this uncertainness by hiding one of Kylantha’s palms behind her back (What is she holding? A gun? A holo-message? A flower? Something else?).

Not much suggest that the lady on the painting is the Naboo Queen. She has Naboo royal crest at the bottom of her costume and she is shown in a royal room, while her predecessors usually were presented in extravagant dresses and had a white-red make-up, Kylantha has much simpler clothes and hair. The Queen actually often was seen in such costumes. She ruled during the Empire Era, when the fashion was not so elaborated as in times of Republic and practicality had a higher value.

On the left of Kylantha, we can see a holo-projector with a part of Naboo system, as it is connected with a legend surrounding the Queen - at one point it was said that a young and wealthy suitor, in an attempt to win her heart in marriage, purchased a quadrant of the Naboo system. However, Kylantha politely refused his offer, saying that she had "married" her people and wished to serve them with all of her time. Heartbroken, the suitor renamed the quadrant "Kylantha's Whim."

Indeed, not only Kylantha was devoted to her people, but also to representatives of other races - she invited the Ewok Chief Chirpa and his tribe to come to Naboo and also initiated a rescue party to freed her Wookiee friends from Imperial prison. The painter decided to present it in a subtle way - by red flowers in the lady’s hand, which are called ‘Queen’s Heart’.

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