LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- Police officers responsible for protecting the British royal family handled firearms when drunk , traded pornography and steroids and sat on Queen Elizabeth II 's throne in comical poses , it has been alleged in a London court . The former royal protection officer was responsible for security at Buckingham Palace . The allegations were made Tuesday by John Cooper , the lawyer for former royal protection officer Paul Page , who is accused of defrauding colleagues and friends to fund a life of luxury , The British Press Association reported . According to PA , the claims were made during a lengthy cross-examination of Adam McGregor , a colleague of Page who left service at London 's Buckingham Palace in 2005 , who has accused the former officer of `` conning '' him out of thousands of dollars . At one point Cooper `` suggested '' there had been a procedure among armed officers at the palace whereby one officer on duty would sleep while the others kept watch for their superior . McGregor denied any knowledge of this and all other allegations of wrongdoing among his colleagues at the iconic Royal residence . However , when pressed further he did admit to sitting on one of the thrones , but did not recall doing any `` comical poses . '' The court also heard that officers protecting the royals lost more than £250,000 ( $ 365,800 ) to a spread betting venture called `` The Currency Club , '' one of a number of apparently successful sidelines Page allegedly set up to clear spiraling debts , PA said . According to the BBC , Page extracted around £3 million ( $ 4.4 million ) from some 57 lenders or investors . Cooper suggested that McGregor had been `` one of those police officers '' using mobile patrols to deliver cash to other police officers based in Royal Protection who were involved in financial matters . The accusation was again denied by McGregor . He instead claimed he had been `` totally sucked in '' by Page . `` I was totally sucked in by Paul he is a very charismatic person , '' he said , before adding that he had acted `` very naively and very stupidly '' in some of his dealings with his former colleague . The prosecution claimed much of the money was promptly laundered by Page 's wife before being gambled away , as Page himself hid his dishonesty behind a `` veneer of credibility '' fueled by a fleet of expensive cars and claims he was a highly `` adept '' property developer and market speculator , PA said . Father of five Page , 37 , from Essex in south-east England , has denied five charges -- two of fraudulent trading , one of intimidation , threatening to take revenge and making a threat to kill between January 1 , 2003 and March 30 , 2007 . His wife Laura , 42 , denied `` being concerned in an arrangement facilitating dealings with criminal property , '' intimidation and threatening to kill .
Royal and Laura Page accused of defrauding colleagues to fund a life of luxury . Royal 's lawyer suggested other royal officers were involved in wrongdoing . Prosecution : Page 's colleagues lost $ thousands of dollars to a spread betting scam . Royal Protection service responsible for security of England 's Paul family .