[1] The owner claimed the parrot was that of Sir Winston Churchill while he was the United Kingdom's prime minister during World War II.
According to his stories, the vocal bird was taught by Churchill to shout curses at Adolf Hitler, the leader of Germany, with which Britain was at war with.
[2] The claim is solidly rejected by the administrators of the Chartwell property, Churchill's former country home, who note only that he kept a grey parrot elsewhere.
She added he owned a grey parrot named Polly, but sold the bird before becoming prime minister.
[2] It is reported Charlie has been living at Heathfield Nurseries, where she is most frequently cared for by the establishment's manager, Sylvia Martin, who says that she's gotten slightly grumpy in her old age but is still a bright bird.