Darth Lars said:

Somewhat off-topic:

When I saw TPM the first time, I thought first that Amidala's handmaidens were clones and that Palpatine and the Trade Federation was after Naboo's handmaiden-cloning technology. :-þ

That's funny.... in the very first rough draft of SW 1977 (which was the overall template for TPM) Princess Leia's family does have cloning technology, and it is why the Empire is after her.

The same rough draft also has a handmaiden being given a distinctive necklace Leia usually wears, so the Empire will think she's actually the Princess. She's not a clone, though.