Did Leia learn about Padmé?

Star Wars may have finally explained why Leia was able to remember Padmé despite her mother dying moments after her birth. In Return of the Jedi, Luke talked to his sister Leia about their mother. According to the adopted princess, her mother died when she was young, and all she can remember are images and feelings.
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What does Leia say about Padmé?

Padmé Died in Childbirth, but Leia Remembers Her

In "Episode VI: Return of the Jedi," Luke asks Leia if she remembers her real mother. Leia replies that her mother died when she was very young, but she was "very beautiful.
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Why does Leia have memories of Padmé?

The reason Leia likely remembers Padmé is that she could sense her mother's emotions at the time of the senator's passing. Luke didn't possess the same ability as his sister and inherited their father's Force potential. This links with Luke's desire to follow Anakin's Jedi path.
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Who is the little girl at Padme's funeral?

The Little Girl

Long story short, she is Padmé's niece, Pooja Naberrie, and was portrayed by Hayley Mooy. If nothing else, you just learned a fun piece of Star Wars trivia.
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Was Padme still pregnant at her funeral?

After her death in childbirth on Polis Massa, Amidala's body was returned to Naboo for the proper funeral rites. In order to hide the fact that Amidala's twins survived, her body was prepared to still appear pregnant. Her maternal grandmother, Ryoo Thule, oversaw Amidala's funeral, as per Naboo custom.
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When Did Leia Learn Padme Was Her Birth Mother?



Did Anakin know Padme was pregnant?

Some fans have already theorized that Anakin realizes Padme is pregnant, but simply doesn't acknowledge it, and when she tells him in Revenge of the Sith, he feigns surprise. Still, one has to think their impending parenthood would be a major point of discussion as Anakin heads off to a battle in which he could die.
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Why did Darth Vader not sense Leia?

Leia was not using the Force or was currently Force-sensitive during her confrontation with Vader. She began training as a Jedi years later. All these reasons prove my point: Vader didn't know Leia was his daughter, and felt no presence of the Force in her, as she was not currently strong with the Force.
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Is Luke older than Leia?

Leia's journey yields a time dilation of 62.6 days; however Luke experiences a time dilation of 700.8 days (1.92 years). The students concluded that Luke is therefore 1.75 years younger than Leia, possibly rendering them the first twins ever to have over a year between their ages.
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Did Darth Vader go to Padmé's grave?

On either side of the sarcophagus, a stone pot filled with red flowers stood on a column. At some point after his transformation into the armored Darth Vader, Amidala's husband, the fallen Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker came to visit the mausoleum, stricken by grief and remorse for his part in her death.
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Does Leia know Vader is her father?

Yes, Luke tells her in The Return of the Jedi, on a footbridge in the Ewoks village. First, he tell her that Vader is his father: LEIA Luke, tell me. What's troubling you?
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Does Darth Vader know Leia is his daughter?

Vader discovers Leia is his daughter because of Luke.

It's not until Return of the Jedi, when Luke confronts Vader and the Emperor in the third act of the film, that the Sith Lord realizes his son is there to protect his twin sister.
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Did R2 know Luke was?

R2-D2 was present when Padmé gave birth to Leia and Luke, so he knew Luke was Anakin's son – but what he didn't know was that Anakin became Darth Vader. In addition to that, Anakin's fall was surely a painful event in R2-D2's life, one that he definitely wouldn't like to remember or even talk about.
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Why didn't Leia become a Jedi?

In any case, Leia decided to stop her training before taking on the duties of a Jedi because she sensed that it would not end well. She felt that Ben Solo would die if she continued her Jedi training. To try and prevent this from happening, Leia laid down her lightsaber and gave up her training.
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Why did Obi Wan not recognize R2-D2?

R2-D2 was always assigned to Anakin, not Obi-Wan. If Obi-Wan did recognize R2-D2 but did not want Luke to know, this would explain why Obi-Wan called R2-D2 his “little friend” while Luke was still unconscious.
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How did Padmé give birth so fast?

Well Clone Wars season 7 shows us that the time from battle of Coruscant to order 66 was just as long as the Mandalorian invasion, and Anakin went to Mustafar right after order 66. The next day Padme went to Mustafar, got choked, and gave birth. The movie is a week at most.
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Did Palpatine know Padmé was pregnant?

Palpatine knew of Padme's pregnancy and if he killed her, would have sensed her in childbirth.
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What happened to Naboo after Padmé died?

Through the intervention of Organa and Queen Sosha Soruna, however, Naboo was spared from ruin and went on to become a member of the successor state to the Alliance, the New Republic.
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Does Darth Vader still love Padmé?

Padmé Amidala

Vader screaming for the loss of Padmé. Even as a Sith Lord, Anakin still loved Padmé very much, but felt great guilt for his actions against her.
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What killed Padmé Amidala?

Amidala, who learned of her husband's transformation into a Sith, ultimately died of a broken heart after giving birth to the twins Luke Skywalker and Leia Amidala Skywalker.
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