Orders protocol
Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski, during the official dinner with the King and Queen of Sweden, decided to wear three of his orders: Latvian Order of the Three Stars, French Legion of Honour and Maltese National Order of Merit. I find this choice a bit weird, as these aren't the highest ranked orders he has, these countries are unrelated to the meeting, and he didn't choose to wear Swedish Order of the Polar Star, which he has.
What is the protocol of wearing decorations with civilian attire in your countries?
Aren't they his? I would say he can wear whatever ones he wants.
With a dinner suit, in Canada, it is one neck badge. Now it would normally be the most senior badge, but exceptions are made based on local. Then you wear all the miniatures on your lapel.
If you have a breast star, one on a dinner suit and I belive 3 on tails.
Am I crazy or are there some circumstances in Canada that allow two neck badges?
It may relate to what other guests are present at the dinner, such as other French, Latvian, or Maltese guests.
There are all kinds of strange considerations here... For instance he was awarded the order in 2011 and the insignia was changed in 2023, so he may not have the current insignia.
Also... While he's not wearing it in the presence of the Swedish monarch, it's apparently an unusual exception where the order is awarded by the government and not by the monarch (except for some members of the royal family).
Also, is he possibly wearing the star but we can't see it behind the flowers?
In US, troops can wear all or highest three. I have known senior personnel to pick and choose to wear only certain awards, i.e. not wearing the "participation" medals. There was a high ranking Navy Captain that chose to wear only unit awards (definitely not top three).