{"id":18216,"date":"2024-11-22T07:06:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T07:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18216"},"modified":"2024-11-22T07:06:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T07:06:50","slug":"trafalgar-squares-majestic-christmas-tree-felled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18216","title":{"rendered":"Trafalgar Square's 'majestic' Christmas tree felled"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lord Mayor of Westminster, Robert Rigby (left) and the Mayor of Oslo, Anne Lindboe with the tree in Oslo<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A Norwegian spruce, which is sent to London every year for Christmas, has been felled in a traditional ceremony. <\/p>\n

To make the tradition more environmentally friendly, this year the tree is travelling to the capital by electric truck and a new tree has been planted in Oslo, to replace it.<\/p>\n

A tree is sent from Norway each year<\/a> as token of thanks for Britain’s support during World War Two.<\/p>\n

Once in the capital, the 56-year-old, 20m high tree will be erected in Trafalgar Square. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“It isn\u2019t Christmas in the UK until the Trafalgar Square tree arrives”<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Organisers described the spruce as “one of the world’s most famous Christmas trees” representing “friendship between cities and countries, peace, and solidarity.”<\/p>\n

It will be decorated with energy-efficient lightbulbs, hanging vertically in traditional Norwegian fashion.<\/p>\n

The British ambassador to Norway, Jan Thompson, said: “It isn\u2019t Christmas in the UK until the Trafalgar Square tree arrives.”<\/p>\n

She added that the tree had “brought joy to generations of Londoners”, and said: “For many people visiting London it is as essential to see the Norwegian tree as to go Christmas shopping in Oxford Street or catch a show in the West End.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For the first time, a replacement tree was planted in the forest in Oslo<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Oslo’s mayor Anne Lindboe said the tree’s meaning – of gratitude, friendship, and peace – was “just as significant today as it was 77 years ago.”<\/p>\n

The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Robert Rigby, thanked Norway for the tree and said: “They have done a tremendous job as ever – it looks majestic.”<\/p>\n

The tree lights will be switched on on 5 December. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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