Norway's 'threadbare' Christmas tree present underwhelms some in Britain

A person takes a photograph of the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree, a gift from Norway, in Trafalgar Square, London, Britain, December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

LONDON (Reuters) - Norway's annual Christmas tree gift to London provoked unseasonably abrupt responses on Thursday, including demands that the 24-metre Norwegian spruce be replaced, after it appeared to be less than symmetrical with some broken branches.

Every year, a tree is felled outside Oslo and sent to London's Trafalgar Square as an offering of thanks from Norwegians for Britain's support during World War Two.