Palmerston, a cat, assumed the role of Chief Mouser at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in April 2016. That is why we felt compelled to inform you about the cats working for Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as well as her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Orders of Knighthood.
Larry, who lives in the Prime Minister of Great Britain’s home at 10 Downing Street, is the most well-known cat in the royal civil service. In 2011, Larry came straight from a London cat and dog shelter into the world of politics. Prime Minister David Cameron says Larry performs a great job in his role as a mouser.
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Video: Cat Larry in the service in the residence of the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
It is well known that Larry dislikes men in general, and David Cameron in particular. Barack Obama, the US president, is the lone exception, and Larry was able to get along with him. The current owner of the mansion on Daunning Street, 10, became a little jealous of this. However, Larry sneezing Cameron’s viewpoint. He makes lighthearted remarks on the prime minister, other politicians, and dogs on Twitter, for instance:
Photo: Larry, David and Barak
Examined David Cameron’s tax return. He can obviously afford to give me a lot more tuna than I do now! or: – Dogs are not as foolish as people think. During their seven months of duty at Manchester Airport, the dogs discovered an abundance of cheese and sausages in the luggage, but not a single drug gram. And more: Cameron made the decision to go see the York residents who had been impacted by the flood. Have they not endured enough pain?
After expressing his jealousy over Penderston’s appointment as the chief mouser at the Foreign Office, Larry asked his nearly 50,000 readers to cast their votes for the "Best Cat in the British Government." Not surprisingly, 89% of his readers chose Larry as their winner.
Photo: Larry in front of his house at 10 Downing Street
London experienced an unusually warm and wet winter in 2015–2016. Instead of sleeping, the local rodent population increased dramatically. Mice were taking over many old houses in London. The situation worsened to the point where the British Parliament was compelled to set aside over 100,000 pounds sterling to deal with rodent infestations in government buildings. Foreign Office staff members made the decision to adopt a cat on their own dime in order to save taxpayer money. Palmerston, the mouser cat, looked like this in the Foreign Ministry.
Photo: Palmerston, the new Foreign Office employee
Palmerston, the feline, was adopted by Her Majesty from the same animal shelter as Larry. He was discovered starving and malnourished on the streets of London. Since the cat lacked a microchip, it is impossible to identify his previous owners, even if they existed. The cat was given the name Viscount Palmerston in honor of the 19th-century British prime minister. Lord Palmerston gained notoriety for having sex with a maid at a billiard table, taking office as prime minister at age 71, and passing away at age 80. This seems to suggest that there’s a reason why Palmerston the cat got his name.
Video: Palmerston in a BBC report
"The recently arrived cat Palmerston in the diplomatic service of Her Majesty is called upon, as the Senior Mouser of the Foreign Office, to reduce the number of rodents in our building on King Charles Street," the British Foreign Office said in a special statement about its new hire. We collaborated closely with Battersea Cattery to place Palmerston, and they thoroughly inspected his new home, as they do with all prospective cat owners."
Palmerston is "a very confident cat who loves people in general and rubbing against them in particular," according to Lindsay Quinlan, director of the Battersea Cattery.
Photo: Palmerston"s first day at work
Cats have always had a special place in British culture, which is reflected in their distinctive roles serving Her Majesty. These furry assistants have earned their place in history by doing everything from catching mice in royal palaces to becoming cherished companions of the monarchs. Cats, by virtue of their work or their beauty, have subtly enhanced the life of the royal family, serving as devoted companions and devoted guardians.
In addition to the "veteran" Larry and the newcomer Palmerston, there was also a cat named Freya, who lived at the residence of the Lord Chancellor (Treasurer) of Great Britain George Osborne. Freya became famous for her misadventures: first, she disappeared from the house in Notting Hill, where the future Chancellor"s family lived. Only three years later (!) she was accidentally found in the garden next to the house. Meanwhile, George Osborne moved to Downing Street, to a house next door to the Prime Minister and the cat Larry. Freya and there I couldn"t sit still. She took a fancy to a beer bar across the road from the Chancellor"s house, where she spent her daytime hours, and spent the night in a houseboat on the Thames nearby. The route from the Chancellor"s house to the bar ran through a four-lane road with heavy traffic. No wonder Freya was hit by a car one day. The cat was saved, but her career was over. Since 2014, Freya has been living in a country house, where there is not a single drinking establishment within a radius of several miles. And Chancellor Osborne got a dog, which is why the cat Larry has a special dislike for him.
