I've been thinking about Ben and Anakin's training sessions. I like the idea of them getting away from the wars and deciding that the wastes of Tatooine are an ideal place for it. Somewhere isolated where they will not be disturbed. So, Anakin takes Ben to the Lars homestead, from which they will set out. This would be how Owen and Beru meet Ben before bringing Luke to them.

I'm starting to think that, although Anakin and Padme should be the same age, Ben has to be older. He is about the age of a grandfather in ANH, not a father. If Padme, Anakin and Ben are the same age, then Padme would have been in her fifties when she had Luke.

In this case, I think Anakin and Padme have to be approximately thirty years old when Padme has Luke (and his sister), while Ben would be about fifty.

I imagine Ben meeting Anakin when they are about thirty and twenty respectively, thereby allowing time for a friendship to grow between them.

Any thoughts?