However, after they were captured by the Empire; moments before Han became frozen in carbonite, Leia realized that she loved him and admitted her romantic feelings for him, Han responds by saying: "I know."
Following his nearly fatal encounter with a wampa on Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker is rescued by Han Solo. In a medical center shortly after, Princess Leia checks on a recovering Luke, and in an effort to make Han jealous, she kisses the bedridden hero and walks away.
Taking place just after Rebel Alliance's victory over the Galactic Empire in Return of the Jedi, it reveals that Leia and Han got married pretty much immediately and jetted off on a rocky honeymoon.
Ever since Return of the Jedi, Star Wars has reframed Luke and Leia's kiss as lacking real romantic intent - something Leia did solely to get a rise out of her real love interest, Han Solo.
As Leia tells the story, it becomes clear that it is Han's undying devotion to the causes he champions that Leia fell in love with. She explains that his willingness to risk his life saving a place that he hates made his light shine through even the gruffest exterior.
Leia is annoyed with Han, who insists she has feelings for him, so she kisses Luke to prove she doesn't. Presumably, the scene was simply meant to make Han jealous.
In a medical center shortly after, Princess Leia checks on a recovering Luke, and in an effort to make Han jealous, she kisses the bedridden hero and walks away. At the time, neither Luke nor Leia knew they were siblings,...
A callback to their classic exchange in The Empire Strikes Back, but reversed to great effect. Han, worried that Leia is injured, is relieved when she's okay -- and finally utters the words, "I love you," when she reveals she has a blaster. The princess replies, "I know," before shooting two Stormtroopers.
Darth Vader didn't learn he had a daughter until Return of the Jedi, when he stood before Emperor Palpatine. The Emperor's power probed Luke's mind, attempting to goad him to fall to the dark side, and he discovered Leia's existence. "Sister," the Emperor taunted.
After Leia and Luke's lips lock in Lannister love, our wookie friend vocalizes what seems to be his approval. However in hindsight, Chewie was more than likely saying “Your species' obsession with sibling mating is a curious one, I've seen your browser histories”.
Leia Organa may have been the love of Han Solo's life, but she wasn't his first love. Solo: A Star Wars Story - an anthology film presenting Han Solo's backstory, starring Alden Ehrenreich as the young scoundrel - revealed he grew up as a street urchin on Corellia, and fell in love with a girl named Qi'ra.
Many of the Expanded Universe stories take place after or in between the events of the movies, and follow the main characters as they grow and start families. Han Solo marries Princess Leia and they have three children: twins named Jacen and Jaina, and a younger son named Anakin.
Han Solo married Leia Organa after Return of the Jedi, but his first wife in Star Wars was a woman named Sana Starros.
It is certainly implied that Luke, at least, has strong romantic feelings for Leia, and doesn't want Han competing for her affections: Princess Leia Organa: [to Luke] Your friend [Han] is quite the mercenary. I wonder if he really cares about anything.
Han & Leia Got Divorced Before The Force Awakens
They aren't cut out for long-term commitment, and the issue of losing their son to the dark side understandably puts a strain on their relationship. Han and Leia drift apart over the years and eventually break up.
It's well known that Star Wars lead characters Luke Skywalker and Princess (now General) Leia are brother and sister. The estranged siblings didn't know about their familial relationship until "Return of the Jedi." They even shared a passionate kiss in the previous movie, "The Empire Strikes Back."
However, Leia's strong-mindedness during Vader's probe denied him the opportunity to discover she was his daughter. That serves to justify Vader's lack of awareness of his connection to Leia, although, perhaps, not as satisfyingly as if Lucas had planned for the relationship from the beginning.
Has Leia 'forgiven' Anakin Skywalker for his crimes as Vader? Yes, in the “Legends” part, she even named her third child for him, as a symbol of his heritage and redemption. However, it's more than acceptance that Anakin is her BIOLOGICAL father and she got her personality and Force sensitivity from him.
Although we never see Leia fully reconcile with the fact that Darth Vader is her father, it's worth noting she did actually forgive and accept the former Sith Lord in the non-canon Legends novel "Tatooine Ghost," by Troy Denning.
In the third installment, the 1993 novel The Last Command, he is born five minutes after his sister Jaina on Coruscant. The twins, and eventually their younger brother Anakin, were sent to live at various safe havens, under the protection of Leia's handmaiden, Winter.
Leia kisses her twin to prove she's not into Han.
If it weren't already apparent based on the real life age gap between Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, with Ford being 14 years older than Fisher, Han and Leia are, in fact, separated by ten years within the newly confirmed canon. Officially, Han was born in 29 BBY, while Leia was born in 19 BBY.
Fans have long speculated how and when Han and Leia first hooked up. Some believe they didn't really start sleeping with each other until The Empire Strikes Back. In terms of their rapport with each other when they get to Cloud City, this has always made a certain amount of sense.
One of the most iconic moments in The Empire Strikes Back is the reveal that Lando Calrissian, a supposed ally of Han and his friends, has actually betrayed them by giving them up to Darth Vader to protect his people. It is a shocking stab in the back that put sthe character on the enemy list of many Star Wars fans...
In the 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, it is revealed that Han had a son named Ben with Leia. The family breaks apart following Ben's descent into the dark side as Kylo Ren, with Leia and Han separating. Luke is not revealed to have any children.