'Chief mouser' Palmerston retires as UK's top diplomatic cat

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Palmerston made it official in a letter, which explained that he wanted more time 'away from the limelight.’

Author: Associated Press
Published: 12:14 PM CDT August 7, 2020
Updated: 12:14 PM CDT August 7, 2020
LONDON, UK — Time spent in lockdown was just superb for Palmerston, the chief mouser at the U.K. Foreign Office.

It was so good, in fact, that the cat has decided to leave sorting out international affairs to the human diplomats and retire to the countryside after four long, hard years on the job.

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“I have found life away from the front line relaxed, quieter, and easier,” a letter signed with two paw prints said. It was posted on Twitter.

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