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Churchill bends to restrain “Blackie,” the feline mascot of HMS Prince of Wales, from crossing the gangway to an American destroyer during the Atlantic Conference in August 1941. An animal lover, Churchill frequently carried on coversations with his own beloved cat Nelson, telling him once that he needed to be more stouthearted after the large gray feline flinched during an air raid. ( IWM via Getty Images)