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. He was hired as secretary to Crown Prince Olav of Norway in 1954, and when Olav ascended the monarch's throne in 1957, Grønvold was hired as court marshal. In this position he assisted lord chamberlain

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, who had left the marshal office in 1955. Grønvold was later promoted to lord chamberlain, serving from 1966 to 1985. He was decorated with the Grand Cross of the

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in 1982. He was married to Ellinor Grønvold, who served as

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since 1956. In 1958 the entire court of the Norwegian royal family comprised as little as seven people; Smith-Kielland, Odd and Ellinor Grønvold, Richard Andvord,

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, Ingeborg von Hanno and Vincent Bommen.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Groenvold, Odd 1907 births 1992 deaths Civil servants from Oslo