Far away and free from the constraints of the Viennese court, Empress Sisi spends the summer months at her residence on Corfu. The Hungarian Countess Irma Sztáray, a newcomer to her entourage, has to prove herself as a lady-in-waiting: She is supposed to dispel Sisi's boredom and be equal to her concerning physical endeavors. Told from the perspective of the supposedly last lady-in-waiting, who accompanied Sisi on her travels until her death throughout Europe for many years, the film opens up a very personal view of life at the court of Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary and freely interprets this unconventional friendship between the two women.