Funeral of Padmé Amidala After her death on the asteroid Polis Massa , a funeral was held for Senator Padmé Amidala on her homeworld of Naboo . Amidala , who died after giving birth to twin children — Luke and Leia — was mourned by thousands of Naboo citizens during her funeral in the capital city of Theed . Her body was made to still look pregnant in order to keep Luke and Leia safe from their father : Darth Vader , the Dark Lord of the Sith formerly known as Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , who fell to the dark side of the Force in a failed attempt to save his wife from dying . Prelude . During the final days of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo became pregnant with twin children ; Amidala was unaware that she was pregnant with two children and believed she was only expecting one . Her husband , Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker , had visions of Amidala dying in childbirth . Their marriage was a secret , as the Jedi Code forbid Jedi from marrying , and so Skywalker was not able to find the guidance and help he felt he needed from the Jedi Order in order to save Amidala ' s life . He was instead seduced to the dark side of the Force by Darth Sidious , the Dark Lord of the Sith publicly known as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , who promised that he could help Skywalker save Amidala from death . Skywalker swore his allegiance to Sidious , who gave his new apprentice the name Darth Vader . Vader led the destruction of the Jedi Order , his first act as a Dark Lord of the Sith . With the Jedi destroyed , Sidious declared himself Emperor and transformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire , which Amidala bore witness to in a special session of the Galactic Senate . When Amidala learned of Vader ' s fall shortly thereafter , she refused to believe it and followed Vader to Mustafar , where he had been sent to kill the Separatist Council and end the Clone Wars . Unknown to the senator , however , was that Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi , the former mentor and friend of Anakin Skywalker , stowed away aboard her vessel . Once on Mustafar , Amidala attempted to reason with Vader and pleaded that he run away with her so they could live their lives in peace . Once Vader saw Kenobi , however , he used the Force to choke his wife into unconsciousness . Following a lightsaber duel between Kenobi and Vader , in which Vader was left horribly burned on the bank of a lava river and in need of a cybernetic suit to survive , Kenobi took the unconscious Amidala to the asteroid colony of Polis Massa . The droid doctors found out that she was dying , having lost the will to live , but she survived long enough to give birth to her twins : Luke and Leia . She died moments after their birth , fulfilling Vader ' s visions , though she still believed that there was good in Darth Vader . In order to keep the children safe from Vader , who was unaware of their birth and was led to believe that he had killed Amidala , it was was decided that Luke would be taken to live with his uncle and aunt , Owen and Beru Lars , on Tatooine ; while Leia was taken to Alderaan as the adopted child of Amidala ' s friend and colleague , Senator Bail Organa , and his wife , Queen Breha Organa . Amidala ' s body was taken to Naboo aboard Organa ' s ship , the " Tantive III " , and was made to look as if she was still pregnant in order to keep the birth of the twins a secret . Her body was then prepared by mortician Commodex Tahn . The funeral . Amidala was given a state funeral in Theed , the capital of Naboo . The funeral was attended by thousands of mourners who paid their respects to their beloved representative . Amongst the attendees were Queen Apailana ; Sio Bibble , the Governor of Theed who served as one of Amidala ' s advisers when she was Queen of Naboo ; Jar Jar Binks , the Gungan representative in the Galactic Senate ; Nass , former Boss of the Gungans ; and several members of Amidala ' s family , including Jobal , Ruwee , and Sola Naberrie . Amidala ' s funeral contained an open casket procession drawn through Theed , in which her hands clutched a japor snippet — one meant to bring her good fortune — that Skywalker had made for her shortly after they first met . Aftermath . The fact that Amidala had given birth to twins was a secret known only to a few after her death . Nineteen years later , her children met for the first time — they did not , however , know that they were siblings — during the Galactic Civil War . Vader later learned that Luke was his son and that Amidala had indeed given birth , and he attempted to seduce Luke to the dark side of the Force . It was confirmed by rogue archaeologist Doctor Aphra who torture d Tahn for the information . Luke remained true , however , and ultimately learned that Leia , who had some faint memories of their mother , was his sister . During the Battle of Endor , Luke set out to redeem his father from the dark side of the Force . His efforts were successful ; Sidious attempted to kill Luke with a barrage of Force lightning , but Vader stepped in to rescue his son and kill the Emperor . Vader , once again Anakin Skywalker , died as a result of the injuries he sustained in killing the Emperor , but not before proving Amidala ' s final words correct : there was still good within Darth Vader . Behind the scenes . The funeral of Padmé Amidala was one of the final scenes in the 2005 film , written and directed by " Star Wars " creator George Lucas . The scene was filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney , Australia on September 16 , 2003 , the 57th day of filming on " Revenge of the Sith " . One of the primary actors involved in the shooting of the scene was Keisha Castle - Hughes , who portrayed Queen Apailana . In addition to Hughes were individuals dressed as hooded dignitaries , blue guards , and two dozen other people . Oliver Ford Davies briefly reprised his role from the prior two films as Sio Bibble , and the scene also featured cameos from members of the film ' s crew . These cameos included assistant publicist Lisa Shaunessy and Jacqui Louez , the assistant of Lucas and producer Rick McCallum . Their characters did not , however , appear in the final release of the film .