Palmerston, a rescue cat from the UK’s Foreign Office, creeps past 10 Downing Cents in front of waiting media in central London on June 9, 2017. Hide Getty Images via Justintalis/AFP Hide Caption
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Resignation is not for everyone. Ask Palmerston the Cat, who previously served as chief mother of the British Foreign Federation office in London. After enjoying leisure life a few years later, Diplocat was named after the country’s longest-serving foreign secretary, but this time he returned to work in Bermuda.
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The former rescue joined the diplomat in 2016, earning a massive online follow-up with his charming cat story, and fulfilling his duties with charisma and dedicated work ethic. And we shared occasional online updates on his leisurely country life. Recently sworn as Bermuda’s new governor, Murdoch convinced Palmerston to leave his retirement and join his administration as a cat relationship consultant.
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Workplace creatures
Palmerston is not just British cats in the role of public government.
Larry the Cat is the chief Mouser of No. 10 Downing St., the UK Prime Minister’s Ministry of Housing and Interior.
The 18-year-old Tabby (company rescue) has played his role through six prime ministers for a total of nearly 14 years.
Tensions between bureaucratic cats sometimes boil publicly – cats have a history of cat fights, but ultimately, they are the duty, service and love for a sunny place to relax They were united by a shared sense.
