One of the world's most famous Christmas trees has just been cut down in the idyllic forest of Grefsenkleiva in Norway.
The Lord Mayor of Westminster assisted in the felling on 21 November of the tree that will make its way to stand as Trafalgar Square's Christmas tree in the heart of London. This year’s tree stands 20 metres tall and is 56 years old.
“For many Londoners, the lighting of the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree marks the unofficial start of the festive period,” says Cllr Robert Rigby, a practising Catholic previously interviewed by the Catholic Herald upon taking up his post as Lord Mayor of Westminster.
