No.10's Downing Street Cat "Larry" 17th birthday

Celebrity cat and social media personality who is recognized for his residence at 10 Downing Street, also known as, the headquarters of the Government of the United Kingdom.
#cats #downingstreet #cat #catlover

[@EscargoTouChaud]

That's 84 in human years. Poor Larry. He's been very loyal and done a fine job. Will never forget when he fought Palmerston.

[@MrBaumGeo]

Hes at the perfect age to be prime minister

[@TheKrazysexykool]

He chased off a fox. He almost caught a pigeon. Larry. He's the only predator in a high position the public can actually support.

[@inaleyen2737]

@@MrBaumGeo He is in much better shape than Diaper Joe Biden!

[@clairenoon4070]

​@@MrBaumGeoUS President, perhaps. In the UK we don't do octogenarian PMs.

[@MrBaumGeo]

@@clairenoon4070 then add an age limit to governance / people in authority like present in countries such as Bhutan..

[@otaviofrn_adv]

Proud to share a birthday with the best prime minister the UK ever had

[@inaleyen2737]

Same here!

[@nadiakerris1863]

C est ce que je me disais pour le premier ministre britannique monsieur Rishi sunak. Bon anniversaire au chat 🐱 et j'espère un renouveau politique pour Rishi sunak.

[@annenyman678]

Me too!

[@christineduffy3113]

Who is that then Boris Johnson? Surely not

[@trex7115]

WTF ?

[@jerrypolverino6025]

The most honest individual in Government.

[@alexiawagner2514]

As all animas!

[@jerrypolverino6025]

@@alexiawagner2514 I agree.

[@rebeccaanderson5191]

@jerrypolverino6025 Well, he does shake down visitors for treats to get into #10 but... LOL 😆

[@andreamiotto9553]

So true😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@donfluso9042]

nice avatar mate!

[@donnalayton6876]

I do love Larry. He is the best part of the government.

[@Zwei-Rosen]

He is a more than worthy holder of his title and office, which he executes with verve and grace. This sets him apart from most politicians worldwide in these sad times we're living in presently. The existence of an officially appointed Chief Mouser is exactly the kind of eccentricity that the friends of Britain all over the world appreciate about your nation.

[@ladydivine8615]

At least he's lasted longer than most of our prime ministers .

[@HowToChangeName]

Youre telling me MPs arent Larry's servant?

[@tedreynolds9736]

Kudos to all who took care of Larry

[@gillianr-w8720]

Larry is the only one in number 10 that people actually like. 😂

[@justme.1st]

A belated “Happy Birthday” Larry! I love your steadfast rule at #10 Downing Street, long may you reign! 🎉❤

[@james_baker]

My cat has to see this. A cat with a job. and not just a job, but as chief mouser to Number 10! My cat should be able to get a good paying job to help with rent. Always thought he'd make a great bus driver.

[@Winnie-hq5hs]

Well, god luck with that😅 Out cat didn't really believe in working. Only playing, eating and sleeping and getting lots of pets for his effort.

[@apollonia6656]

Our car used to bring us presents from the huge shed and garden we had at the time: birds, rats and mice. She used to come in the kitchen and with great pride drop a dead beauty at our feet 😅 , but was greatly offended when we removed her present outside ! She passed away at the age of sixteen and a half 😥

[@james_baker]

​@@apollonia6656😿😢we are sorry for your loss.

[@apollonia6656]

@james_baker, Bless you for kind thoughts 💘

[@lizwilson5814]

He is happy there don't disturb his senior life.xx

[@sadie7384]

Proud to share almost the same birthday with the best prime minister the UK ever had

[@bonnienichalson5151]

Happy Birthday 🎂 Larry has a very good taste in humans ! Only recives attention from ( Scratch) True cat people ! 👍🐱🇺🇦

[@emilyaustin8472]

Lots of purr. Me amd my PMs

[@tonotejada4851]

happy birthday larry!

[@sarahraymond5714]

Happy Birthday sweet Larry, I hope you have many more you sweet little boy. I also have a 17 year old cat. Her birthday was in May.

[@patriciarimbaux802]

Sending love, hugs n kisses to my favorite cat Happy birthday Larry❤

[@AnnetteCarolanFourie]

A really lovely cat and a Happy 🎉 Birthday to Larry an awesome cat

[@dfquartzidn6151]

Happy belated birthday, Mr. Cat Prime minister. May your life be long and great!

[@pattiemosier9583]

Wow. Happy Birthday Larry . You are a very special sweety. Love you. Have a great day.❤❤

[@kazneasham9110]

My cat lived until she was 21!!! God bless Larry 😢

[@sydneyvictormenezes7046]

Hope I catch a glimpse of you when I visit London this autumn ❤

[@parinithap8275]

Love u Larry cuty n beautiful God bless u many more happy birthday

[@Britclip]

🎉

[@crispinjr.dulatre1866]

Feed and care for them properly and they live long.

[@elizium777]

happy birthday Larry

[@janicek9399]

Happy birthday Larry!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉😻😻😻

[@zulalambert4458]

Larry is a fine looking feline! Happy belated Birthday to Larry from Rufus and Reia, his American feline friends!🎉

[@georgeplace8513]

❤😊 Happy 😊😁 (belated) Birthday 🥳🎂🎉 Larry😊. May you have many, many, many more to come 😄😁😊🎉❤. 7/9/24.

[@Winnie-hq5hs]

He is the one who has done the best job in nr. 10😅 Happy birthday sweet boy❤❤❤

[@Vidz0022]

Happy bday old man

[@HowToChangeName]

Very exquisite birthday for the longest serving prime minister

[@candygirl1947]

this cat makes me happy, love to watch for him.

[@dianaaguilarmanjarrez6656]

❤ Happy birthday Beautiful Larry 🎉.

[@nicolavallely8076]

Happy birthday Larry 🎁🐾🐈💞

[@georgekerr4742]

Hope you have a lovely birthday, Larry 🎉

[@georgekerr4742]

Our furry boys send you lots of purs cuddles.xxxx😺😸

[@mjones4765]

GOOD ON YOU, LARRY❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lalla1262]

Happy birthday Larry, you are such a blessing ❤ greetings from Italy ❤

[@Oscribus]

he has the same birthday as me! sending love and kisses, from one Capricorn to another! ❤🎉

[@martamillan7122]

Happy birthday dear boy!!❤😊❤.

[@micmic6699]

LOVE!

[@kathleennorman6362]

Happy Birthday Larry.

[@tomtommyl805]

The true emperor of earth.

[@dnromeoalphayankee13]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jamiah_alias1651]

Happy Birthday Larry! Lucky you becoz butlers must very kind!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@nitinprasad3842]

When a cat is better than a pm😊

[@Britclip]

Agreed

[@chrisv.4071]

Happy bday larry you are one handsome boy 🤍💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍💙🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@vasiliszaxaropoulos8726]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@paulsara9694]

The smartest one living there.

[@blublublubluu]

Happy birthday Larry ❤ may you healthy always

[@filipborin555]

Awwwww❤

[@amaliyadipita6906]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sweetcockatiel8390]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤0

[@numan5976]

😼1:18✊

[@lisagolden9473]

Happy Birthday dear Larry ❤

[@ConstanceDawley]

Like our USA .Supreme Court judges, Larry should have his position for life or as long as he wants it. And I dare say he has more integrity than those judges who are locked in - much to the dismay of many of us. Happy Birthday Larry (Sorry to bring in USA crap into a happy celebration but I expect Larry would understand all the political games that can beplayed. I’m sure he has seen it all.)

[@Britclip]

Well said

[@Nothingtonnobodson]

He is just as old as me

[@numan5976]

Larry hates Rishi's kisses, which is a stress reaction from Rishi locking Chief Larry inside during his tenure.😾

[@ratze7723]

Bruh he’s older than me😂🤣

[@donnalayton6876]

Happy birthday, dearest Larry. You are a credit to the UK. I am sure you are loved throughout the world.

[@Britclip]

Absolutely

[@apollonia6656]

He has his own fan club 😊 and deservedly so.

[@Zwei-Rosen]

I suggest a formal address for the Chief Mouser: His / Her Catsellence.

[@forexed8948]

17 years old and still not retired, talk about a love for the job, happy birthday Larry

[@paulaoh5306]

Happy Birthday, Larry, from the troubled USA! A kitty in the White House would set things right. It's a grand tradition you have there.

[@patriciamvisnofsky4750]

Remember Bill Clinton had Socks in the White House

[@jajones-ford2226]

Belated Happy Birthday to HM Chief Mouser Larry the Cat . He should receive a knighthood for all of his service to the nation ." Sir Larry ,Knight of the Order of the British Empire "

[@dfuher968]

A peerage! Lord Larry of Downing Street!

[@tedreynolds9736]

Larry the cat deserves to be knighted

[@ElaineWood-f2t]

Larry is possibly THE most trusted public official! ❤❤❤

[@CHUTNEX]

Best inhabitant the place has ever had!

[@kaitlinbilous4605]

Alongside the other Mousers

[@TheEmpressPalpatine]

Happy Birthday Larry! Someone should give you a cat door for your Birthday.

[@oldsguy354]

My understanding is, he does have a cat door on the back side of the house. The front door is the formal entrance and there's a doorman and/or security personnel there to open/hold the door for Larry. ;)

[@emilywong4064]

Happy 17 th Birthday to Larry from your friends, the USA 🇺🇸

[@sherryhannah498]

Happy Birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday dear Larry happy birthday to you and many more

[@trex7115]

Our leader, Larry the Great.

[@Superpeacenik]

Let Larry stay at 10 Downing St. It's been his home for over a decade. If the new PM and his Lady don't like Larry they can live somewhere else. These people come and go every few months anyway.

[@fmlpa]

God bless The Old Guard...luv you forever Larry and Happy Birthday from Pennsylvania USA 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@Britclip]

Thank you - will pass it on.

[@timetraveller07070]

long live larry

[@kathanak2290]

Happy belated purr-thday, Larry! Wishing you endless cuddles, tasty treats, and plenty of cozy naps in your favorite sunny spots. May your whiskers twitch with delight and your days be filled with love and whisker-lickin' goodness. Here's to a paw-some year ahead! Meow-velous celebrations await! 🐾🎉🎂

[@Lea-rb9nc]

Joyeux Anniversaire Larry. From Madame Collette and Madame Simone and our human in France 🇫🇷 ♥.

[@apollonia6656]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LARRY 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘 Larry, you are greatly loved by many around the world and we respect you. Take it easy in your Number10 home and many,many more years. 😍😍😍😍😍

[@Andrewjg_89]

Happy Birthday Larry. He should still become Prime Minister when Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street.

[@patirvin-bz9pg]

Happy Birthday, Larry, from Illinois, USA. Here's wishing you many more years of a useful, happy life.

[@KallegrandStudios]

17th? My guy is not only an awesome cat but a wise one with an epic job.

[@jendagesse4524]

He's a beautiful cat

[@noteatingpets2024]

I worry with Larry getting up there in age and slowing down that going outside a fox could get him, like the one that tried a few years ago. Had that fox not been emaciated but healthy he very well could have taken Larry. I hate to see him go but it's time for Larry to retire and become a full time indoor cat.

[@SvanhildMarieLarsen]

This is how cats will take ower the world, by getting close to the countries' leaders. Cats rule! And Larry is a cute old cat....!💖🐾

[@edwindichio1875]

Happy birthday Larry , wishing you many more healthy & happy years

[@KrisKin-m9z]

Larry deserves better than some of the treatment he has received from former roommates at #10. I hope he has some human friends he can really count on in his golden years.

[@geordiejones2]

OMG we love Larry

[@deborahrobben7721]

Happy Birthday to Larry the cat 🎊🎊🎊🎊🌷. What a great cat.

[@EduardoSantos_S]

Oh Larry you're so adorable and more effective than any politician hahahaha!

[@sammcturk8898]

Happy Birthday Larry 🎁🎉 from your friends in Canada 👋🇨🇦🌹

[@Zwei-Rosen]

His catsellence, the most honourable Chief Mouser has - at his blessed age - survived countless Prime Ministers and an eternal monarch. My best guess: shortly before his 30th birthday he'll witness the coronation of king William V, receive his third monarch's congratulations at his time in office, and retire afterwards. 🎶 "Ruled, Britannia - Britannia, ruled by cats, Britons nevernevernever will eat rats..." Larry the Mouser: Winston Churchill's reincarnation?

[@mariarollins9100]

Happy Birthday…Feliz Cumpleaños gatito guapo… still looking good baby cakes… I hope that you are receiving a very good care from your PM … lots of kisses to you 🎉❤🎂🥰

[@oculosprudentium8486]

Larry is quite old for a cat. Happy for him

[@apollonia6656]

Quiet 😅 Don't offend him, he thinks he is a teenager !

[@mariarosariacuppone8637]

Anche la mia gattina nera ha 17 anni e ogni tanto si ammala perché sente il peso dei suoi anni. Mi ha tenuto compagnia per tutti questi anni lei non è una gatta governativa ma una cara gattina casalinga molto tranquilla e dolce. Credo che questi amati animali arrivati a questa età siano pronti a lasciarci e la mia arriverà tra non molto. Larry è stato sempre un bel gattone e lo vedo ancora in giro abbastanza attivo. Possano i ns. amici pelosi accompagnarci per ancora molto tempo. Ciao Larry fai vedere chi sei e tu sei il migliore in tutta la G.B.❤

[@QE2KC3AngelWindOGodRose4ACJedi]

Larry Legendary loafing lovely cat.

[@DeniseWaghorn-ok2gj]

I hope Larry still has some more birthdays to come ❤❤❤

[@SabrinaBelladonna]

Happy birthday, little man 😻😻😻😻

[@kikiriki8742]

Happy belated b-day to Larry, the cutest and most badass Chief Mouser!!! ❤😽😻

[@KPate-y5z]

He's an old boy now and should be allowed to retire. Happy birthday lovely Larry ❤

[@apollonia6656]

Retire but in his home: Number 10 Downing Street.💘💘💘

[@TripleKmafia]

I have good news for you then. Since Larry is the Chief Mouser, it comes with a few perks. It is the longest serving government official in UK parliament. The title is legitimate, which makes Larry an official civil servant to the cabinet office. Which means, that Larry the cat is NOT considered property of the Prime Minister of the UK. And it can't be voted out either. A cat can be the Chief Mouser for the entire duration of its natural born life, and as a government official, can retire whenever it's deemed too sick, too old, or dies. Another cat can be given the honorary title but it's extremely rare. Another fun fact, the Chief Mouser has no direct superior to answer to. And since it can't be voted out, it can do whatever it wants whenever it wants.

[@Zwei-Rosen]

@@apollonia6656 The bipedals in his department wouldn't survive a month without the constant supervision of His Catsellence. But maybe he could split time between 10 Downing and an appropriate country estate in the Cotswolds for recreational hunting of rural rodents. In an emergency, like red carpet duties on short notice, Will & Kate would have to take the cab in order to make their heli available for Britain's No 1 VIC (very important cat). All have to bring small sacrifices for the nation's well being.

[@Zwei-Rosen]

@@TripleKmafia All that sounds like an exact description of the concept of being a monarch, as Queen Elizabeth II understood her unique role and commitment. Regarding the last sentence of your post: QE II once said, that the monarchy doesn't need to be approved by elections, but they need to earn the trust of the people nevertheless. In this regard, His Catsellence is outstanding.

[@fivenightsatfreddys9369]

how come Jesus is begotten son of god father when Mary had no husband???

[@Carter-i3j]

Give the lad a spot of tea .

[@patrickdoyle8383]

happy 17 th birthday larry loys of treats coming your way😼🙀❤💥🐈🥫🍧🍩🎂🎈🎁

[@trex7115]

Salute Larry

[@marilynantilla7968]

Many more birthdays to come dear Larry. 😻😻

[@indirachepuru2414]

Happy birthday Larry.God bless you

[@AnimalisMD]

Happy Birthday Larry. You're the best being that inhabits Downing Street!😽😻❤

[@virginiawolfe2581]

Happy (belated) birthday from across the pond. Love from Stanton, TN, USA

[@jonprice3342]

The door needs a cat flap. So people know that number 10 is Larry's domain.

[@suedavenport8208]

Abso-fracking-lutely!!!

[@bolly126]

But it can be a security risk?

[@glennfox2704]

He has the best "old folks 😂" home in the Land. And that's a good Thing ❤❤❤❤