Breha Organa / Legends Breha Organa , born Breha Antilles , was a female Human who was the Queen and Minister of Education of Alderaan at the time of the Galactic Empire ' s formation . She was the wife of Prince Bail Organa , Viceroy and First Chairman of the Alderaan system . The couple longed for a child for many years , but Queen Breha suffered multiple miscarriage s that put her own life at risk . Eventually , the Organas adopted the baby girl of the late Senator Amidala after the end of the Clone Wars . The couple raised the girl as their own daughter , the Princess Leia Organa . In the early days of the Galactic Empire , the Queen ' s family helped to build a rebellion against that Authoritarian Dictatorship . Breha Organa later perished when the Empire destroyed Alderaan by blowing it up and turned the planet into an asteroid field with the superlaser of the Death Star battlestation . Years after her passing , she was remembered as a loving mother , and a simple mention of her would still awaken a sense of patriotism in the surviving Alderaanians . Biography . Early life . Breha Antilles was born on Alderaan , one of the founding planets of the Galactic Republic at some point between 59 and 49 BBY , under the chancellorship of either Thoris Darus or Frix . A Human female of noble lineage , she was a member of the House of Antilles , one of Alderaan ' s most influential families . She had at least one sister , Deara Antilles , who looked much like her , although with a round face and a taller stature . She had a cousin , with whom she grew up and whom she considered a brother . She was also related to both Prince Bail Antilles and Captain Raymus Antilles , who was later entrusted with piloting the private vessel of the House of Organa , the " Sundered Heart " . Queen of Alderaan . After the Alderaan Ascendancy Contention , Breha married Prince Bail Prestor Organa , and she took the mantle of Queen of Alderaan at some point before 22 BBY . During Queen Breha ' s wedding , the famous Alderaanian scientist Tryn Netzl acted as her groom ' s witness . Breha Organa also enlisted her sister , making her a royal advisor . Beyond her royal role , Queen Breha also served as her planet ' s Minister of Education . Following the election of Senator Palpatine as Supreme Chancellor of the Republic in 32 BBY , Bail Organa acted as Senator of the Alderaan sector to the Galactic Senate . With her husband — whom she affectionately called " B " — serving on Coruscant , Queen Breha often spent days alone in her palace in the mountains over the capital of Aldera . An influential and busy man , Senator Organa could rarely afford long trips to his home planet . Over the same period , Breha Organa befriended Padmé Amidala , Senator and former Queen of the Mid Rim planet Naboo . The two women had many things in common , having both ruled their respective homeworlds , both of which were peaceful planets with pristine landscapes and a focus on art and philosophy . When the Clone Wars broke out in 22 BBY , Bail Organa became even more engaged in the ongoing political turmoil , and Breha would only receive lightning visits from him . Over the years , Breha and her husband had many difficulties in producing a child and heir . The Queen had suffered at least five miscarriage s , despite receiving treatment from the best fertility doctors in the Galactic Republic . After the last miscarriage in 21 BBY , her doctors informed her that another attempt to conceive would probably kill her . The Queen ' s husband suffered tremendously as a result of the repeated mournings , and he often attempted to drown his sorrows in alcohol under the benevolent surveillance of his friend Tryn Netzl . That same year , the Queen ' s brotherly cousin , who served as a tactical officer in the Republic Navy , was killed in the destruction of his ship " Bespin Dancer " during a battle over Falleen . Arguing that his wife should be informed by him personally and not by an impersonal communiqué , Bail Organa broke protocol and told Queen Breha about the demise of her kinsman . Upon hearing the news , the Queen of Alderaan reacted with deep , if muted , sorrow . Adopting the young Leia . In 19 BBY , the fury of the Clone Wars ended . The three - year long conflict had left very deep wounds all over the galaxy , but the hardest part was yet to come . Chancellor Palpatine , who was in fact a powerful Sith Lord known as Darth Sidious , dismantled the Republic and replaced it with his despotic Galactic Empire . The Senator Amidala , who had been Queen Breha ' s friend , was among the indirect fatalities of the regime change , leaving behind her newborn twins : a boy named Luke and a girl named Leia . In reality , those children had been fathered by Anakin Skywalker , a famed Jedi Knight who had turned to the dark side . Unbeknownst to most people in the galactic community , Skywalker became the right - hand man of the Emperor Palpatine , wearing the name and heavy armor of Darth Vader . With the blessing and sanction of the Jedi Master Yoda , Queen Breha Organa and her husband then took Leia in , committed to loving her as their own child . Through adoption , Amidala ' s baby girl became Leia Organa , Princess of Alderaan . Soon thereafter , when Bail ' s former senatorial aide Sheltay Retrac and her husband died , Breha and Bail also adopted their orphaned daughter , the infant Winter . The couple raised both girls together , although Winter was not considered royalty . A third foster child , the young Neena , was also raised in the Organa household . The new parents relied on Prince Bail ' s sisters Rouge , Tia , and Celly Organa to assist them in their parental work . Despite her heavy responsibilities and status , Queen Breha was extensively involved in taking care of Leia , nicknamed Lelila , during the princess ' infancy . She took time to enjoy small things with her daughter , such as picking flowers and running through the castle ' s grassy gardens . However , with the Galactic Empire hunting down the remaining Jedi Knights , Breha and Bail Organa feared that Leia ' s Force - sensitivity could be discovered , which urged them to remain on their guard . Notwithstanding the royal couple ' s best efforts , a very close relative eventually betrayed their trust and confidence . In 18 BBY , Breha found out that her own sister Deara Antilles had been working as a spy for Darth Vader himself . Worse still , Antilles had sought to expose Leia ' s Forceful reflexes to the agents of the Empire . Such a treason broke Breha Organa ' s heart , but she retained her trademark dignity when she confronted the culprit . For the sake of sisterly love , the Queen refused to put Deara in jail , arranging a secret passage for her and a safehouse on the remote planet Ankori - 7 . During Leia and Winter ' s childhood , the Queen of Alderaan continued to organize formal receptions at the Palace , during which the lady guests used to wear formal yet elegant dresses . On the occasion of Princess Leia ' s twelfth birthday , Breha Organa was noted for wearing a tasteful red silk gown . More than a decade later , Winter — who had developed a eidetic memory — would remember that particular celebration with extreme precision . On at least one occasion , the princess went over the wall while her parents were tight asleep . However , two members of the Alderaan Guard found her at a party and escorted her back to the palace . Both the Viceroy and the Queen were awaiting their daughter on the doorstep , looking obviously discontented . In the meantime , far from the pomp and protocol of the Court , the whole House of Organa operated in secret against Palpatine ' s Empire . The Queen ' s husband Bail Organa eventually became one of the founders of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , better known as the " Rebel Alliance . " Death and legacy . In 0 BBY , the Empire chose to get rid of Alderaan as an example . With the help of the Death Star , a moon - sized superweapon that could deliver a considerable amount of firepower , the Imperial Grand Moff Tarkin blew up the peaceful planet . On a warm evening late in the spring , Breha Organa died in the destruction of her world , along with her husband and millions of her loyal subjects . A few years later , the still - grieving Leia Organa wondered whether her adopted parents were spending the night together or each on their own when the Death Star ' s planet - killing superlaser struck . In truth , Bail and Breha Organa had indeed been awake when the blast hit Alderaan , spending their last moments together in a close embrace . A few months after the cataclysm , the orphaned princess used her mother ' s given name as an alias while dealing with Tag Rogaren , a former chief weapon systems engineer of the Empire who had taken refuge in a battered " Venator " - class Star Destroyer . However , being an Alderaanian himself , Rogaren saw through the Princess ' lie , and he admitted having worked on the Death Star ' s superlaser . Four years later , when Leia Organa discovered the forests of Endor , the gargantuan trees reminded her of those " giants " among whom she had lived on Alderaan , including her mother Breha . Around 5 ABY , Leia Organa once evoked the authority of the late queen to convince the Alderaanian Tycho Celchu to let her fly with him in a B - wing starfighter . While the Princess hated trading on her dead family ' s station , she knew that the memory of Breha could appeal to patriotic sentiments and help her achieve her aims . Following their reunion as brother and sister , Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker tried to discover the identity of their true mother . They often sat in a Jedi meditation circle , calling on the spirits of those who might have known her . Among other persons , the twins tried to contact Bail and Breha Organa , but the spirits of Leia ' s foster parents did not answer their call — which Skywalker considered " a conspiracy of silence . " In 29 ABY , Leia Organa acquired the painting entitled " Killik Twilight " , which had once hung outside her bedroom in House Organa on Alderaan . That moss painting was the last existing emotional link to her childhood with her adoptive parents . Personality and traits . Breha Organa was a light - skinned woman with brown eyes and black hair that she kept long , as was customary among Alderaanian adults . One of her royal outfits she wore around 19 BBY consisted of a blue metallic brocade gown with slit sleeves . When wearing that dress , she would braid a golden fabric into her hair , wrap it around her head , with the whole hairstyle covered by a blue semi - transparent veil . That silk - like shawl had two long tails in front descending to above the knees and one tail reaching above the robe ' s hem , and was decorated with gray leaf patterns . The gown ' s collar was adorned with a gold buckle - like brooch . She was faithful to that style of dress , which she still wore around the time of her death . Despite her husband ' s extended absences , Breha Organa did not hold that against him . Much to the contrary , the Queen was understanding and caring , making enquiries about Bail Organa ' s whereabouts and health . When she was in her midthirties , she stood out as a trustworthy , peaceful woman . She was also able to maintain regal composure even in the most terrible situations of suffering . When her sister Deara was exposed as a spy , Queen Breha remained calm and rational even though her husband exhibited clear signs of anger . However , Breha Organa would not renege her blood ties , and she refused to have her sister executed or imprisoned despite the seriousness of her offence . In private , the Queen and the Viceroy were still enamored of each other after years of marriage . Breha had a musical laugh that her husband considered sultry . She would call him " B " or " hotshot " , and he would nickname her " my dove . " During the dark times that followed the rise of the Empire , Breha Organa felt immensely proud of her husband because of his courageous actions against Palpatine ' s regime . As a child , Leia Organa perceived how intensely her adopted parents were attached to each other , and she later described them as " very much in love . " A lover of the finer things , the Queen maintained a collection of braaken glass , which her husband and daughter found hideous . Behind the scenes . Character origins . The origin of the name " Queen Breha " can be traced back to the 1974 of " " , as the name given to the mother of the fourteen - year - old Princess Leia , and wife of King Kayos of Aquilae . In this 132 - page early story treatment , Breha was described as " a warm , silver - haired matron . " That first version of Queen Breha appears in the comic book series " The Star Wars " , a non - canon adaptation of George Lucas ' s 1974 draft for " Star Wars " . In that comic , the design of Queen Breha resembles a of Princess Leia in Cloud City , originally drawn by Ralph McQuarrie for , and that was ultimately reused to portray Lira Wessex in the adventure book " Crisis on Cloud City " . In December 2002 , George Lucas informed his production staff that " Queen Organa " would appear in , the third installment of the " Star Wars " prequel trilogy , which was in early pre – production at the time . Lucas described her as a peaceful , trustworthy woman in her midthirties . Based on those elements , illustrator Iain McCaig drew at least three conceptual artworks of the Queen . In one of them , McCaig sought to capture the spirit of his wife Leonor . In another drawing , he gave the Queen the traits of Padmé Amidala , in order to explain how Leia Organa could remember seeing the smile of her mother . Portrayal . In 2005 , Breha Organa made her first in - the - flesh appearance with the release of " Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of the Sith " , in which she was portrayed by the actress and singer Rebecca Jackson Mendoza . Although a fan of the original trilogy , Jackson Mendoza did not immediately understand the implications of playing " the Queen of Alderaan " in the last " Star Wars " movie . When her brothers helped her realize she would be the surrogate mother of Leia Organa , her excitement grew . Watching the trilogy as a young girl , Rebecca Jackson Mendoza had wished she could be Princess Leia , and playing her foster mother was something of an accomplishment . Queen Breha ' s only robe in the movie , which was referred to as " Alderaan Palace Dress " in " " , was created by Trisha Biggar , who worked as costume designer for all three prequel films . It originally consisted of a green velvet garment that Jackson Mendoza compared to a " wedding gown , " but the fabric was changed so that it would not look too dark on screen . Character development and discrepancies . The adopted mother of Princess Leia Organa was first mentioned in the 1981 " " , the fifty - third issue of the " Star Wars " comic book series by Marvel Comics . In this story , Princess Leia wondered whether her father was alone or " with Mother " when their home planet was destroyed by the Empire . Two years later , the Princess ' foster mother was also alluded to in James Kahn ' s of , as " [ Leia ' s ] mother , then Minister of Education . " However , the idea of Leia ' s surrogate mother living up to the destruction of Alderaan was ignored by most post - 1983 sources . The Marvel comic series being considered " Secondary Canon , " its content was made available to be used or discarded as needed by later authors . The 1995 novel " Children of the Jedi " by Barbara Hambly stated that Leia Organa had been raised by her paternal aunts , an information that was repeated in various later sources , including " " and " The Princess Leia Diaries " . In the latter source , a ten - year - old Leia wrote in her diary : " Sometimes , a girl just need her mother — especially when you ' re ten . Why did mine have to die ? " However , the short story " Diaries " was part of the eleventh issue of the " Star Wars Tales " series of comics , the canon icity of which is ambiguous . By 2002 , some authors assumed that Bail Organa was single at the time of . In " Galactic Power Brokers " , an article written by J . D . Wiker for the 10th issue of " Star Wars Gamer " , it was stated that Bail Organa was an " eligible bachelor " who " [ lacked ] interest in courtships " at the beginning of the Clone Wars . The same year , Bail Organa ' s wife was mistakenly referred to as " Celly Organa " in sixty - seventh issue of " The Official Star Wars Fact File " , while Celly Organa was in fact his sister . Eventually , both claims were proved wrong with the release of " Star Wars Episode III " , which introduced the character of Breha , and the novel " " , which showed that the Organas had already been married for some time by 22 BBY . " The Kids of " Star Wars " " , an article of the defunct Star Wars Kids segment of StarWars . com , even explicitely referred to Bail Organa as a single parent . Additionally , the 2008 " Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " stated that " With the passing of Queen Breha and the retirement of Bail Organa , their adopted daughter , Princess Leia Organa , became the best - known figure from the royal family in galactic politics . " The wording clearly established that Breha died at some point before Bail Organa ' s senatorial career ended . Eventually , the " " trading card set released by Topps in 2013 revealed that Breha had indeed survived up until the destruction of Alderaan , thus bringing Leia Organa ' s line from " Star Wars 53 " back into canon . The Queen received a brief mention in Timothy Zahn ' s novel " Scoundrels " . During a chat seance on the " Star Wars Books " Facebook page , Zahn stated that , in his view , Breha was extensively involved with the young Leia ' s and Winter ' s upbringing . He also confirmed that the latter ' s memories of the Queen would " hit [ her ] particularly hard . " According to " What ' s The Story ? " author Aidan Hennessy , his Databank entry for Pello Scrambas was supposed to indicate that Breha and Bail ' s marriage was arranged by Jorus C ' baoth to end the Alderaan Ascendancy Contention . This piece of information , however , was excised from the final Databank entry . A reference to Breha was made in episode 1 . 6 of " " . In it , the characters Randal and Dante discuss why Princess Leia is not Queen of Alderaan , to which Dante says " Her mother had been dead before Alderaan blew up , so wouldn ' t she be Queen already ? " Randal states the whole movie is flawed , like stating for example why do the lightsabers stop where they do . Dante attributes it to the Force , and Randal says " Ah , that ' s your answer for everything " .