Queen Dalné was a human female who served as the Monarch of Naboo around 3 BBY. Although the kings and queens of the past actually ruled, Dalné's role was mostly ceremonial, as Naboo's concerns now rested in the hands of the Galactic Emperor's governor, Moff Quarsh Panaka. She was around the same age as Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, who visited her in 3 BBY. After Panaka's assassination by the Partisans, Leia encouraged Dalné to take the opportunity, before another Imperial governor was appointed, to enforce measures to protect miners on Naboo's moon Onoam.