Norwegian royals don football strips for a kickabout
Engagements at Norway's Skaugum Palace are usually rather proper affairs, but today the royal family put aside formality in favour of showing off their football skills as they hosted their annual friendly tournament.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 43, and her husband Crown Prince Haakon were joined by their children for a match against LSK Unified in the courtyard, renamed Skaugum Stadium for the occasion.
The annual event organised with the Norwegian Football Federation may have been a friendly, but the royals couldn't help showing off their competitive side.
Mette-Marit proved herself quite the skilled player as she dived enthusiastically for the ball.
Princess Mette Marit of Norway showed off her football skills as she took part in a friendlt match with her family, including her son Sverre (right)
Crown Prince Haakon was the picture of concentration as he kicked the ball during the friendly at Skaugum
Wishing each other luck: The couple gear up for an exciting game of football in the courtyard of their home
Two of her children Prince Sverre and Magnus, 11, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 13, joined the game alongside their parents.
But despite the family's enthusiasm, LSK Unified - made up of people with disabilities - emerged victorious.
Today's football game was a very different sort of engagement from yesterday's garden party at Maihaugen in Lillehammer to celebrate King Harald and Queen Sonja's 80th birthdays.
Mother-of-three Mette-Marit donned traditional dress for the occasion, which saw the royals mingle with hundreds of guests.
Prince Sverre Magnus, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Haakon and Princess Mette Marit join in a round of applause during the tournament
The crown princess takes a breather on a bench with her 13-year-old daughter Ingrid Alexandra during the game
Competitive spirit! The Crown Princess was definitely getting into the swing of things as she ran around after the ball
Prince Haakon almost loses his footing as he tries to get control of the ball
At the time of her wedding to the Crown Prince in 2001, Crown Princss Mette-Marit was a single parent to a four-year-old son, Marius, and is now a mother-of-three.
She has since become widely respected for her charity work and has been a special representative for UNAIDS, a branch of the UN that focuses on dealing with HIV and AIDS.
She also joined the Norwegian aid agency NORAD as an intern, and is a patron of several Norwegian charities, including the Oslo International Church Music Festival and the Norwegian Scouting Association.
Mother-of-three Mette-Marit was enjoying a rather different kind of royal duty
Princess Mette Marit looked perfectly at home in her football strip, after donning traditional dress for a garden party yesterday
Prince Haakon smiles at his wife as she touches his back during the game
LSK Unified pose with the royal team after securing a victory