Downing Street Cat. He shared 10 Downing Street with three British Prime Ministers. He wandered in Downing Street with Margaret Thatcher and was named Humphrey in honour of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Machiavellian civl servant in the sitcom, Yes, Minister. He appeared often in the media, and once narrowly avoided being squashed under the wheels of former U.S. President Bill Clinton's Cadillac. Official questions were asked in the House of Commons about Humphrey's absence after his departure from Downing Street in 1997. A Conservative MP demanded proof that the moggy - sometimes given the nickname Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office - was still alive. The media were invited to a South London property, where Humphrey was photographed, hostage-style, with copies of the day's newspapers. He had also gone missing while John Major was in Downing Street. At the time it was thought he had died. But he returned after staff at a Westminster medical college read his obituary and realised the cat that had made his way into their building was, in fact, Humphrey. The black and white feline passed away at the home of a Cabinet Office worker who took him when he "retired".
Cause of death: Kidney failure.
Cause of death: Kidney failure.
Downing Street Cat. He shared 10 Downing Street with three British Prime Ministers. He wandered in Downing Street with Margaret Thatcher and was named Humphrey in honour of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Machiavellian civl servant in the sitcom, Yes, Minister. He appeared often in the media, and once narrowly avoided being squashed under the wheels of former U.S. President Bill Clinton's Cadillac. Official questions were asked in the House of Commons about Humphrey's absence after his departure from Downing Street in 1997. A Conservative MP demanded proof that the moggy - sometimes given the nickname Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office - was still alive. The media were invited to a South London property, where Humphrey was photographed, hostage-style, with copies of the day's newspapers. He had also gone missing while John Major was in Downing Street. At the time it was thought he had died. But he returned after staff at a Westminster medical college read his obituary and realised the cat that had made his way into their building was, in fact, Humphrey. The black and white feline passed away at the home of a Cabinet Office worker who took him when he "retired".
Cause of death: Kidney failure.
Cause of death: Kidney failure.
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