by the dashing Uncle Fred. In Galahad at Blandings, dastardly Huxley Winkworth, feeling she is overweight, plots to release her and give her some exercise. When he finally gets past Monica Simmons' able guard, he finds the Empress suffering from a hangover, Wilfred Allsop having dropped a flask of whisky into her trough the day before; she bites his finger, and Emsworth's fears that she may be in danger of infection prove priceless to his own happiness. External links An article on hog-calling, Hunstanton Hall and Charles LeStrange, possible inspiration for Blandings, Lord Emsworth and the Empress The Berkshire breed of pigs, from Oklahoma State University Dept of Animal Science A feature on some Berkshires from the BBC TV stars pay tribute to Blandings pig actor The Empress after she dies from the BBC - the public house named in honour of the Empress Fictional pigs P. G. Wodehouse characters Literary characters introduced in 1927 Characters in British novels of the 20th century Pigs in literature