Londoners have mocked the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree as it was installed in place in central London on Monday.Officials have said the spruce needs time to unfurl after being transported hundreds of miles from Norway’s Nordmarka Forest last week before appearing at its full “majestic” height of 66ft.

A gifted Christmas tree from Norway has reached its final stop on its journey to London and has been put up in Trafalgar Square. Every year since 1947 a tree has been felled and transported to England's capital city to recognise the UK's assistance to Norway during World War Two.

The good, the bad and the ugly - Oslo has gifted London with a Norwegian spruce every year since 1947 - but criticism of the trees’ appearance is constant