A shiny new red post box has been given as a gift from King Charles III to staff at a remote Antarctic research station.
The Royal Mail lamp post box was sent to staff at the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey station at Rothera.
The box, featuring the King Charles III cypher, was delivered after Kirsten Shaw, a station support assistant who runs the British Antarctic Territory Post Office for staff, requested an upgrade to their handmade box.
“Being in Antarctica is incredible, but it’s full of extremes, so I think it’s a special thing to send post back home, to communicate your experiences. It’s a moment of your life that you put down on paper and give to someone else,” she said.