Sybil (cat)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sybil

Sybil, in her employment as the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
Species Cat
Gender Female
Born London, England
Nationality British
Occupation Chief mouser to the cabinet office
Title Downing Street cat
Term 2007-present
Predecessor Humphrey
Successor Incumbent
Owner Alistair Darling
Appearance black and white fur
Named after Sybil Fawlty

Sybil is a cat living at 11 and 10 Downing Street. Named after Sybil Fawlty, she is the pet of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling.[1]

Confirmation of Sybil's tenure was given on 11 September 2007 by Gordon Brown's official spokesman, who stated, "I understand the Darlings do have a cat, and the cat has recently been brought to Downing Street... The Prime Minister and Sarah do not have a problem with it. I am sure the cat will appear at some point". [1][2]

Sybil, who is black and white, is the first cat at Downing Street since Humphrey was removed due to Cherie Blair's aversion to cats[3] in 1997.[4]

Preceded by
Humphrey
Downing Street cat
2007–present
Incumbent

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Assinder, Nick (2007-09-11). No 10 gets new feline first lady (HTML). BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  2. ^ Agence France-Presse (AFP) (2007-09-12). "Watch out, Brown: there's a new cat in town". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  3. ^ Trappings of family life threaten Humphrey's patch
  4. ^ Prince, Rosa (2007-09-12). Downing Street gets new cat (HTML). The Daily Mirror. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
Languages