Palmerston (cat)

Palmerston
Chief Mouser to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Assumed office
13 April 2016
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Theresa May
Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond
Boris Johnson
Preceded by Position established
Personal details
Born London, United Kingdom
Nationality British
Relations Simon McDonald (owner)
Occupation Mouser

Palmerston is the resident Chief Mouser of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) at Whitehall, London. He is a two-year-old, black and white, bicolor cat, who began 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 Secretary and Prime Minister Lord Palmerston. He is employed at the King Charles Street building.[1]

The inception of the position of Chief Mouser at the FCO followed from the position Chief Mouser of 10 Downing Street, Larry and from visits from George Osborne's cat Freya who made regular visits to the office.[2]

Palmerston was in the news on 3 May 2016, as it was reported that he had caught his first mouse.[3] On 11 July 2016, Palmerston was caught on camera in a stand-off between himself and Larry in and around Downing Street.[4][5] On 26 July 2016, Palmerston was caught sneaking into Number 10, when the famous black door was left open. He was later evicted by resident police.[6] On 1st August 2016, a journalist caught Palmerston and Larry having a very serious cat-fight, which led to Palmerston having damage to his ear and Larry losing his collar. Armed police officers had to break-up the fight. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Helena Horton (13 April 2016). "Palmerston the cat arrives for work at the Foreign Office". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Ashton, Emily. "The Foreign Office Is Getting Its Own Cat And It's Called Palmerston". BuzzFeed.
  3. ↑ Horton, Helen. "Palmerston the diplocat catches first mouse since joining the Foreign Office". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. ↑ Etchingham, Julie. "Who's the new top cat in Downing Street tonight - Larry in stand off - join us @ITV news at ten". Twitter, @julieetchitv. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Kuenssberg, Laura. "Here is the exclusive video......". Twitter, @bbclaurak. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Horton, Helena. "Boris Johnson's cat evicted from 10 Downing Street after sneaking in when the door was open". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Horton, Helen. "Number 10 cat Larry loses collar in 'most brutal fight yet' with Foreign Office's Palmerston". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
Vacant Chief Mouser to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2016–present 		Incumbent


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