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Humphrey, a stray cat who wandered in to the official residence of Britain's prime minister in 1989 and caused a scandal when he "retired" in 1997, has died, a spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. The black and white one-time "mouser in chief" was perhaps the most famous pet in a country of animal worshippers. "World of politics mourns a legend," headlined the Sun, Britain's largest circulation daily newspaper. "It is true. We learned last week that Humphrey has died," a spokesman confirmed. Humphrey was thought to be 18. He had wandered into No 10 Downing Street under Margaret Thatcher and remained throughout the tenure of John Major. But he was sent away to live with a civil servant in "retirement" months after Tony Blair was elected in 1997.