Pink just got the royal stamp of approval at Oslo's National Museum opening

Oslo has officially unveiled its new National Museum, now the largest museum in Northern Europe, and Scandinavian royals flocked to mark the occasion of its grand opening.

Queen Sonja was in attendance, joined by Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, as well as the Danish Crown Prince Couple. As part of the proceedings, the royals graced the red carpet for an official dinner where shades of pink was given the royal stamp of approval by the Scandinavian princesses.

Situated on Oslo’s harbour, the vast museum space comprises almost 90 rooms and spans two floors, offering striking views of the city. The museum collection recognises national fashion forays, showcasing royal gowns worn over the years by Norway's two queens. It also includes a significant range of pieces by Edvard Munch, including the artist’s iconic painting ‘The Scream’, as well as works by renowned Norwegian architect Sverre Fehn. Permanent collections will display creations from the museum’s many fields - classic and modern art, architecture, design, craft, and contemporary art.

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In a nod to national talent, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wore a design by Peter Dundas to the official dinner. The floor-length gown, rendered in a saccharine shade of pink, featured tonal trim at the sleeves and skirt and a sweet bow at the neckline. She paired with the gown with accessories sported on previous occasions, including a cerise satin clutch by Kotur D'Abo, crystal-covered tango stiletto pumps by Maison Valentino, and a ring from the Clash de Cartier collection.

Dundas is a central part of the National Museum's contemporary fashion design gallery, with visitors given a chance to experience the Norwegian designer's career-highlight creations. On Instagram, the designer wrote, "Grateful, honoured and humbled to have my work in a permanent rotating exhibit in the now biggest art museum in Northern Europe", explaining that the display will change every two years with a rotation of dresses loaned and returned to owners. For the designer, this reflects his "a labour of love" as "most are dresses for real-life friends."

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark also opted for the pink palette, wearing a muted shade of dusky rose. The flowing gown by Danish label Soeren Le Schmidt gown is a firm favourite of the royal, worn on previous occasions. The Crown Princess gave the dress a glamorous spin with a line-up of accessories (also reworn), including a a Bottega Veneta pink satin clutch, gold pumps by Manolo Blahnik and jewellery by Rebekka Notkin.