Odd Grønvold

Odd Grønvold (1907–1992) was a Norwegian royal servant.

He was born in Kristiania,[1] and was a grandnephew of the former private secretary to King Haakon VII of Norway, Hans Aimar Mow Grønvold.[2] 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.[1] In this position he assisted lord chamberlain Ingvald Smith-Kielland, who had left the marshal office in 1955.[3] Grønvold was later promoted to lord chamberlain, serving from 1966 to 1985.[1] He was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav in 1982.[4]

He was married to Ellinor Grønvold, who served as lady-in-waiting 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, Else Werring, Ingeborg von Hanno and Vincent Bommen.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Odd Grønvold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  2. ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Grønvold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "VG presenterer Det norske hoff – ett av verdens mest beskjedne". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 27 September 1958. p. 4.
  4. ↑ Torgersen, Rolf Normann (1987). Ordener (in Norwegian). Oslo: Nye Atheneum. p. 188. ISBN 82-7334-148-8.