Regal Feminine

A third archetype that appears in the original trilogy--specifically Episode IV--is the regal feminine. That is the idea that a woman is to be looked to as the trustee of great authority. In Episode IV this archetype is filled by Princess Leia. We first see her as a graceful figure skulking in the shadows of her besieged battle ship giving a small droid a message.
Her head is covered gracefully with a white hood that is attached to a regal white gown that she wears. This archetype is further re-inforced when Luke finds a holographic message of her in his newly acquired droid R2-D2. In the hologram she is acting in the public interest as a regal female is meant to do. She takes the needs of the community and owns them as her own, "help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope." Hope for what? To save the Rebel Alliance and the galaxy from the tyranny of the Empire. This is the reflection of the regal feminine archetype.

This archetype is also found in Episode I of Star Wars. Queen Amidala has a much more elaborate set of hairstyle and wardrobe options to reflect her archetype. However, with the Eastern inspired white paint, elaborate hair, and royal dress styles, she represents the authority vested in her by the people of Naboo just as much as Leia's white robe and cinnamon bun hairstyle represented the authority that she held from her planet of Alderaan as well as from the Rebel Alliance. We can beautifully see the way that she carries the public interest on her shoulders throughout this film. She begins by seeking peaceful solutions to the blockade and later the invasion of the Trade Federation.
Then after all diplomatic measures have failed, we see her take her self from safety to face the uncertanties of against-all-odds warfare. When Senator Palpatine tries to stop her by warning her of certain death, she responds as a regal female is meant to do, "My fate will be no different than that of our people Senator." She, like her daughter Leia after her, carries the fate of those who have entrusted her with same commitment of a mother for her child.

Again, you can see with this example that both trilogies deal with the same archetypal patterns. The two versions of the regal feminine dovetail beautifully with each other.