![UK Parliament on X: "But why are they called 'despatch boxes'? As early as the reign of Elizabeth I, a despatch box was used to carry an important message for the Monarch. UK Parliament on X: "But why are they called 'despatch boxes'? As early as the reign of Elizabeth I, a despatch box was used to carry an important message for the Monarch.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FawrNy7XEAAAy7V.jpg)
UK Parliament on X: "But why are they called 'despatch boxes'? As early as the reign of Elizabeth I, a despatch box was used to carry an important message for the Monarch.
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![Australian House of Representatives on X: "Bonus photo: Did you ever wonder what's inscribed on the inside of a despatch box? Wonder no longer! https://t.co/1aXqSV9dlt" / X Australian House of Representatives on X: "Bonus photo: Did you ever wonder what's inscribed on the inside of a despatch box? Wonder no longer! https://t.co/1aXqSV9dlt" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_XKE9_UAAAIWBK.jpg)
Australian House of Representatives on X: "Bonus photo: Did you ever wonder what's inscribed on the inside of a despatch box? Wonder no longer! https://t.co/1aXqSV9dlt" / X
UK House of Commons - Today's #FridayPhoto is of a despatch box in the House of Commons Chamber. Despatch boxes were originally used by Members of Parliament to carry documents into the
![UK Parliament on X: "These are the despatch boxes, where frontbenchers stand to speak in the Commons Chamber. When the @HouseofCommons was bombed in the Second World War, the original despatch boxes UK Parliament on X: "These are the despatch boxes, where frontbenchers stand to speak in the Commons Chamber. When the @HouseofCommons was bombed in the Second World War, the original despatch boxes](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_VZC40WEAcugpH.jpg:large)
UK Parliament on X: "These are the despatch boxes, where frontbenchers stand to speak in the Commons Chamber. When the @HouseofCommons was bombed in the Second World War, the original despatch boxes
![A green parliamentary despatch box with the initials 'CX being carried by a permanent secretary in Downing Street Stock Photo - Alamy A green parliamentary despatch box with the initials 'CX being carried by a permanent secretary in Downing Street Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KYTW3D/a-green-parliamentary-despatch-box-with-the-initials-cx-being-carried-KYTW3D.jpg)