British Queen Elizabeth II was horrified after workers at Buckingham Palace found a group of mice in the area around the kitchen, British reports said.

The queen left the royal palace in London, fearing mice seen around the kitchen, which is not perfect, the Sun newspaper reported.

"The throne is unsafe: the Queen has left a terrified plague of Buckingham Palace mice, while the royal court summoned the pest control team," the report said on its Web site.

The newspaper reported in the report that staff at the royal residence called the pest control team to address the problem of rodents.

According to the newspaper, the infiltration of rodents has become a problem in the British capital, especially in buildings as old as the palace, which dates back to 1703.

"The rats were spotted in the vicinity of the kitchen area, which is not clearly perfect," the newspaper quoted a source as saying.

The staff in the lower roles are especially accustomed to seeing the mice building a speeding along the pathways, there is not much to be done but the pest control team arrived to put the poison and examine the insect problem.

Officials were reported to have given staff at the palace, especially kitchen workers, basic exercises such as closing cupboards and scraping food to prevent outbreaks of the problem.

Buckingham Palace is the official residence of British kings, a venue for many meetings and hosts visits by leaders of countries, in addition to being a major tourist attraction.

The British Pest Control Society warned of a danger to Britain, which is the presence of giant rats resistant to toxins, and pointed out that these large rodents can invade British homes, especially in the winter.

Experts say these rodents, unlike their normal size counterparts, are huge, strong and mutant, capable of resisting the various types of toxins that are allowed to be used by homeowners.

"These rats are neither normal nor poisoned, so naturally their numbers are increasing, and there will be a significant risk to public health if left unchecked," said Simon Forster, chief executive of the Pest Control Society.

The mice carry a range of diseases that can be transmitted to humans. In addition, they contaminate water supplies and damage electrical wiring, increasing the risk of fires.