SITTING down for a passport photo is one of those unpleasant, yet necessary little tasks one must undergo now and again to ensure the smooth running of one’s life.

The results are invariably unsettling and unless you want to shell out another £4 for another go, you have to make do with the sight of yourself staring back at you, pale-faced and glassy-eyed, from the pages of your passport for the next ten years.

Fortunately the results are only ever seen by yourself and HM Customs officers.

Not so, however, in the case of this mystery blonde who left her passport pics in a York café.

Found by a well-meaning customer, the snaps where handed in to The Press in an attempt to re-unite them with their owner. A note scribbled on the back warns: “Eve, don’t lose these, love Birdiehedges.”

It is for that reason alone, and not to have a good laugh, that we reproduce the pictures here. If you are our mystery woman (and you aren’t too embarrassed to admit it) phone Richard Catton at The Press on 01904 653051 to be reunited with your photographs.