Charlie (parrot)

Charlie, also known as Charlie the Curser, is a female blue-and-yellow macaw living in a garden centre in Reigate, Surrey, England.[1]

Charlie
SpeciesBlue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
SexFemale
HatchedEngland
OwnerSurrey Garden Centre

Claimed association with Churchill

The owner claims that Charlie was the property of Sir Winston Churchill while he was prime minister during World War II. He claims that his father-in-law sold the parrot to Churchill in 1937 and then reclaimed the bird shortly after Churchill's death in 1965. According to his stories, the vocal bird was taught by Churchill to shout curses at Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.[2]

His claims have been solidly rejected by the administrators of the Chartwell property, Churchill's former country home, who have no record of any parrot. Further, Churchill's daughter, Lady Soames, has denied her father ever owned a macaw. According to Soames, Churchill did own a grey parrot named Polly, but sold the bird before assuming the role of Prime Minister.[2]

Notes
  1. "'Hello': Having a chat with Churchill's parrot and - at 114-years-old - one of Reigate's oldest residents". Surrey Mirror.
  2. "Daughter scotches Churchill parrot claim," BBC News. 21 January 2004.
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