In the novelization of Return of the Jedi, written by James Kahn, Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Luke that Anakin didn't know his lover was pregnant when he became Darth Vader, and Obi-Wan hid her away to protect her. After she gave birth, Obi-Wan took Luke to Tatooine and she took Leia to Alderaan.
Estes eventos são completamente retraídos / contraditos em Revenge of the Sith.
In Children of the Jedi by Barbara Hambly, Leia mentions being raised by her aunts, suggesting that her adoptive mother died when she was young. However, Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays states that George Lucas intended for Leia to remember her real mother, and Leia's Star Wars Databank entry states that her memories are of Padmé.
Mas, como Mooz apontou acima, como seu irmão, ela é sensível à força, mesmo que nunca tenha entendido ou treinado suas habilidades.
Isso abre as portas para todos os tipos de flashbacks / imagens ativados pela força.