Sir Marcus James O'Lone, KCVO,

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(born 1953) is a retired British land agent."O'Lone, Sir Marcus James"
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, December 2018). Retrieved 6 June 2019. Born in

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, O'Lone was the son of a

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. He was educated at the

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. In 1977, he became agent to the

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, working for him until joining the Royal Household as Deputy Ranger of

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in 1995. Three years later, he became Land Agent to Queen at

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, serving until 2018 when he retired. O'Lone and Sandringham's head keeper David Clark received the

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's Mills & Reeve Grey Partridge Award in 2018 for their efforts to conserve the

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on the Sandringham Estate."GWCT hails Sandringham Estate after winning coveted conservation award"
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'', 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2019. O'Lone was appointed a Lieutenant of the

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in 2003 and promoted to Commander ten years later. On retirement, he was promoted to Knight Commander. He is also a fellow of the

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and the

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Living people 1953 births Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order {{UK-bio-stub