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Britain's royal protection officers traded hardcore pornography and posed for 'comical' photographs on the queen's throne, it has been claimed. It has also been alleged that they hired firearms while drunk, sold steroids, ran gambling rings and fell asleep while on duty at Buckingham and St. James' palaces. The claims were made at the trial of former Royal Protection Officer Paul Page, 37, who is accused of conning friends and colleagues out of £3 million by setting up a fake company for people to invest in non-existent property developments. The defendant's lawyer, John Cooper suggested there was a "culture of breaking the rules and stretching the limits" among Royal Protection Officers while cross-examining Sergeant Adam McGregor, who claims to have...

A protection officer for Britain's royal family allegedly conned friends out of £3 million. Paul Page, 37, is accused of setting up a fake company and persuading people to invest in non-existent property developments, before going on a lavish spending spree with wife Laura. The couple - who deny the charges - are said to have splashed out on expensive cars, including a Porsche, Range Rover and Mercedes, cleared gambling debts and spent several thousand on mail order clothing. Page, who was a member of the elite Royal Protection Squad but now works as a courier, allegedly started the scam in January 2003 to recoup losses from a failed spread-betting pool he ran from Buckingham Palace. He is said to...