# Lady Constance — Leave It to Psmith character guide > Lady Constance in Leave It to Psmith by P. G. Wodehouse. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Constance, Connie, Lady Constance Keeble, Aunt Constance, Aunt Connie **First appearance:** 0000-i-dark-plottings-at-blandings-castle ## Snapshot Lord Emsworth's domineering sister, married to Joseph Keeble, who rules Blandings Castle's social life with an iron sense of propriety. ## Who they are Lady Constance presides over Blandings with a hostess's conviction that the castle should host the literary and artistic world — a policy that has produced some rare specimens at the dinner table. Her authority is real but not absolute: her brother drifts, her husband has secrets, and the guests she has gathered are not always what they seem. Her approval is the gate through which every impostor must pass, which makes her both the plot's chief obstacle and its most useful unwitting ally. ## Relationships ### [Lord Emsworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/characters/lord_emsworth) _family_ Lady Constance is Lord Emsworth's domineering sister, often bossing him around. ### [Lord Emsworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/characters/lord_emsworth) _family_ Lady Constance is Lord Emsworth's domineering sister, often bossing him around. ### [Lord Emsworth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/characters/lord_emsworth) _family_ Lady Constance is Lord Emsworth's domineering sister, often bossing him around. ## In the story ### [Dark Plottings at Blandings Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/i-dark-plottings-at-blandings-castle) Enters to ensure Lord Emsworth goes to London; she is the wife of Joseph Keeble and the owner of the necklace targeted in Freddie's scheme. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/i) Lady Constance enters to ensure her brother remembers his commitment to fetch the poet; she is described as handsome, imperious, and accustomed to getting her way. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/ii) Refuses to lend money to Phyllis and Jackson, still angry about Phyllis's marriage. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/iii) Referenced as the owner of the necklace and the one who controls the finances. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/iv) Aunt Constance is the owner of the diamond necklace that Freddie plans to steal. ### [Baxter Suspects](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/vii-baxter-suspects) Hostess; expresses delight at Psmith's arrival; dismisses Baxter's concerns. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/i) Mentioned as having invited Ralston McTodd to Blandings after reading his poetry. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/iii) Welcomes Psmith with amiability but conveys a formidable impression; comments on the telegram cancelling the visit. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/vi) Her necklace is the object Baxter believes Psmith intends to steal. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/iii) Her necklace is the target of Cootes's thwarted theft plan. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/iv) Mentioned as the owner of the diamond necklace and the hostess who has taken a shine to Miss Peavey. ### [Sensational Occurrence at a Poetry Reading](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/x-sensational-occurrence-at-a-poetry-reading) Her diamond necklace is thrown from the window during the blackout. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/i) Mentioned as the owner of the diamond necklace that Peavey plans to steal; she is to be seated in front of Peavey during the reading. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/iii) Keeble's wife; her diamond necklace is the target of the theft plot, though she is not directly present. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/iv) Arranges for Psmith to read poetry; her diamond necklace is stolen during the blackout. ### [Almost Entirely About Flowerpots](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/xi-almost-entirely-about-flowerpots) Mentioned as the owner of the necklace Baxter believes is in a flowerpot. ### [More on the Flowerpot Theme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/xii-more-on-the-flowerpot-theme) In a state bordering on collapse after the theft; brightens when Mr. Keeble promises to buy her a new necklace. ### [Psmith Accepts Employment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/xiv-psmith-accepts-employment) Rebukes Lord Emsworth for dismissing Baxter, arguing he will be helpless without a capable secretary. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/characters/lady_constance - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/characters