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Why does Norway offer London a Christmas tree every year?
Thanks for asking.
If you have ever been to London over Christmas, then you could not have missed the lights on Oxford Street and, of course, the huge Christmas tree standing proudly in Trafalgar Square.
But it's a little known fact that this tree is actually a gift from Norway.
When did this tradition start?
The very first tree was offered to England back in 1947, and every year since a tree is given to the British people from Norway to thank them for their support during World War II.
How did the UK support Norway?
During the war, Norway was occupied by Germany.
The country, which had been at peace for over 150 years, surrendered quickly.
But if Hitler thought that getting Norway to collaborate would be easy, he was wrong.
The King of Norway, Håkon VII, in a fraught journey that nearly cost him his life on numerous occasions, fled to London.
His late wife, Maud, had been English, so he already had a close relationship with the UK.
If the people of Norway felt abandoned by their king, they soon realised they were not.
From London, he organised the resistance movement, broadcasting back to Norway and providing people with crucial information about the war, as well as giving them moral support.
And the Norwegian resistance proved vital for the UK, with 1000 merchant vessels and 30000 Norwegian merchant seamen helping to support the war effort for the Allies.
And it was actually during the war that the very first tree made its way to the UK.
In 1943, while on a mission to deliver radio equipment, a soldier cut down a tree intending to bring it back to the King.
Back in the UK, the King of England, George VI, admired it so much that King Haakon decided to pass the tree to Londoners.
It was then placed in Trafalgar Square, without any lights of course, to respect the blackout.
And so, after his return to Norway and ever since, a Norwegian Christmas tree can still be seen in London as a beautiful symbol of this mutual support.
Now, of course, it's full of decorations and lights which are illuminated on the first Thursday in December.
Get to london from norway.
The 20 meter norwegian spruce tree is selected with care from the forest surrounding oslo.
The foresters who look after it describe it affectionately as the queen of the forest, and for good reason.
A 20 meter tree can weigh about four tons and will be around 50 or 60 years old, or even older.
It's given special care over the years.
We mark it and we tend them through the years, explains forester John Christensen for The Guardian.
The most important thing is to clear space around it so it gets light from all angles.
Once it's time to cut it in November, children gather and sing carols.
The Mayor of Oslo and the Lord Mayor of Westminster both take a side of the saw in a symbolic gesture of unity.
Mainly for the photo op though, and then the challenging task of actually felling the tree is handed to the experts.
The tree is then transported by ship to the UK, before being held in a secret location until a specialist crew puts it up for Londoners to enjoy.
There you have it.
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