Kaare Langlete (15 June 1931 – 22 June 2009) was a Norwegian military officer and royal servant. He was born and grew up in

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. He started a military career at the age of nineteen, and among others he served for the

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at the

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in 1957. From 1977 to 1981 he was the Chief of

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, and from 1982 to 1990 he served as Chief of Staff of the Crown Prince couple staff ( Crown Prince Harald and Crown Princess Sonja). In 1990 he became chamberlain to the Crown Prince couple. When

King Olav V Olav V (, ; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was born at Sandringham House in England, the only child of Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud of Wa ...

died in 1991 and Harald became the new king, Langlete succeeded Ingvald M. Smith-Kielland as

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, the highest administrative personnel of the Royal Court. He also organized Olav V's funeral. He retired on 1 November 1993, and was succeeded by Rear Admiral Sivert Farstad. He has been decorated with the

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of the

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, a rare decoration for non-royals. Langlete has two children, and resided in

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. He died in July 2009.

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1931 births 2009 deaths Norwegian Army personnel Military personnel from Trondheim {{Norway-mil-bio-stub