Palmerston (cat)
| Palmerston | |
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| Chief Mouser to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office | |
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Assumed office 13 April 2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Mouser |
Palmerston is the resident chief mouser of Foreign & Commonwealth Office at Whitehall, London. He is a two-year-old black & white bicolor cat, that started his role and the position of chief mouser on 13 April 2016. Previously he was from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and is named after the former Foreign Minister and Prime Minister Lord Palmerston. He will be employed at the King Charles Street building.[1]
The idea of a mouser at the FCO came from the chief mouser of 10 Downing Street, Larry and from visits from George Osborne's cat Freya who made regular visits to the office. [2]
References
- ↑ Helena Horton (13 April 2016). "Palmerston the cat arrives for work at the Foreign Office". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ Ashton, Emily. "The Foreign Office Is Getting Its Own Cat And It’s Called Palmerston". BuzzFeed.
External links
| Vacant | Chief Mouser to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office 2016–present |
Incumbent |
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