Then it was the place again, for the 75th year in a row. The Norwegian Christmas tree is a symbol of gratitude and friendship. But year after year, becomes the victim of harassment in social media. It has become so predictable that the Mayor of Westminster commented on it when the Christmas lights on the Christmas tree were lit on Thursday. Westminster Mayor Hamza Taouzzale thanked for the Christmas tree gift by giving a piece of Westminster to Oslo Mayor Marianne Borgen. Photo: Gry Blekastad Almås / NRKWestminster’s mayor Hamza Taouzzale thanked for the Christmas tree gift by giving a piece of Westminster to Oslo mayor Marianne Borgen. Photo: Gry Blekastad Almås / news – I’m sure that you, as Norwegians, will forgive the fact that here in the UK we have our own trolls, of the kind you find on social media, said Hamza Taouzzale in his speech. And quite rightly so. Swipe left and see some examples of the ridicule of this year’s 60-year-old and 21-metre-high fir trees from Nordmarka in Oslo. Photo: Screenshot from Twitter Photo: Screenshot from Twitter Photo: Screenshot from Twitter Photo: Screenshot from Twitter “Thank you Norway for the donation of half a tree. Again.” “Was it delivered by catapult?” “Can whoever delivered the Trafalgar tree say where they are, I just want to talk.” Much of the excitement came on the day what has become Britain’s national tree was erected in Trafalgar Square. Straight from the loading platform and transport, the branches were glued to the trunk on one side. But it didn’t take long before the branches spread out and the appearance improved. This is what this year’s Christmas tree looks like with lights on in the December darkness. Photo: Gry Blekastad Almås / NRKS This is what this year’s Christmas tree looks like with lights on in the December darkness. Photo: Gry Blekastad Almås / news People still have divided opinions, as the video at the start of the case shows. Even greater excitement last year Last year’s Christmas tree from Oslomarka was ridiculed to an even greater extent. Then the frenzy reached the news broadcasts on TV. Last year, news’s correspondent was interviewed by British TV about the somewhat disheveled appearance of the Norwegian Christmas tree. Photo: Håvard Blekastad Almås / NRKI Last year, news’s correspondent was interviewed by British TV about the somewhat disheveled appearance of the Norwegian Christmas tree. Photo: Håvard Blekastad Almås / news People we meet at this year’s tree have divided opinions. – I have seen better. It’s not full-bodied enough, says a Danish lady. – It looks sad, adds the friend. But more people like the tree. – Gorgeous. Great. People sometimes want to see very full trees, but I like this. And I love the history. I have nothing to complain about, says one lady. This is how it looks in daylight. The Norwegian spruce was cut in Nordmarka in Oslo, is 21 meters high and 60 years old. Photo: Gry Blekastad Almås / NRKS This is how it looks in daylight. The Norwegian spruce was cut in Nordmarka in Oslo, is 21 meters high and 60 years old. Photo: Gry Blekastad Almås / news She stands in front of a sign at the foot of the tree. It explains that the tree from Oslo is given in gratitude to the people of London for their help during the Second World War. More Norwegian Christmas trees in London Another Norwegian Christmas tree will be lit in London on Monday. Then Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt, together with British Foreign Minister James Cleverly, lights the Christmas lights on the tree in the backyard of the British Foreign Office. It is also a gift of gratitude from Norway. But unlike the tree in Trafalgar Square, this has escaped transport across the North Sea. It is a local tree, bought with Norwegian money. There is also one like this outside the Royal Albert Hall.
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