Royal Mail has signed a four-year deal worth £11 million to continue to support the postal service delivered by the British Forces Post Office to UK Armed Forces all around the world.

This new deal means that armed forces personnel who are stationed all over the world will be able to continue to take advantage of Royal Mail postal services.

One of these is the Enduring Families Free Mail Service for personnel deployed on Operations, which allows them to receive post from friends and family in the UK.

It also allows mail and shopping orders to go to armed forces personnel overseas that can be sent at inland UK prices.

Royal Mail has a long history of supporting the UK Armed Forces and has recently signed up to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.

Major General Paul Jaques, chief of materiel (land) for defence equipment and support, the UK MOD's procurement organisation, said: "This deal will ensure that friends and family members can continue to support our troops overseas with letters, parcels and packages without incurring extra postage costs."