According to Bernard Ingham, the former press secretary to Margaret Thatcher, Wilberforce was a normal cat for whom Thatcher once bought "a tin of sardines in a Moscow supermarket".
Menurut Bernard Ingham, mantan sekretaris pers untuk Margaret Thatcher, Wilberforce adalah seekor kucing normal yang Thatcher sempat bawakan "sekaleng sarden di sebuah pasar swalayan Moskwa ".