LONDON (AP) 鈥 Britain鈥檚 top feline diplomat has come out of retirement for a new, 鈥榩urr-fect鈥 job.
Palmerston, former , is now the U.K.'s chief four-legged representative in Bermuda.
The news, posted Wednesday on Palmerston鈥檚 official DiploMog account on social network X, comes more than four years after it was announced that he was retiring from public life to a 鈥渜uieter and easier鈥 life in the countryside.
On retirement, Palmerston was adopted by Foreign Office diplomat Andrew Murdoch, who has now been appointed governor of Bermuda, a tiny British territory in the mid-Atlantic.
鈥淒iplomacy and a purr-fect role have lured me out of retirement,鈥 the post said. 鈥淚鈥檝e just started work as feline relations consultant (semi-retired) to the new Governor of Bermuda. I鈥檝e been busy meeting very welcoming Bermudians.鈥
The Foreign Office said Palmerston 鈥渨ill attend only the meetings he deems important, offering advice when necessary and indulging in well-earned naps.鈥
Palmerston, who is named after the longest-serving British Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston, arrived in government in April 2016 as a rescue cat. He was regarded with affection and showered with treats by Foreign Office staff, occasionally bringing them dead mice in return.
He had less-than-smooth diplomatic relations with . The two were sometimes seen fighting in the street outside the British prime minister鈥檚 home.
Larry continues to reign as 鈥淐hief Mouser to the Cabinet Office,鈥 a under six prime ministers.
