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Two Queen’s Guards test positive for cocaine

Colour Sergeants Lee Johnstone and Matthew O'Connor facing investigation after failing random drugs tests

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TWO Queen’s Guards face the boot after testing positive for cocaine days.

Colour Sergeants Lee Johnstone and Matthew O’Connor serve with the Coldstream Guards at Windsor.

 Two of the Queen's guards are facing probe after also testing positive to cocaine during random drugs testing
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Two of the Queen's guards are facing probe after also testing positive to cocaine during random drugs testingCredit: Getty Images

Sources said Johnstone, 37, and O’Connor, 36, faced a hearing with a brigadier after failing random urine tests and could be sacked after a probe.

There have been four such scares in the past four months.

They include last month’s arrest of student Hang Zhang, 25, at Buckingham Palace for allegedly having a knife and threatening to kill the Queen.

 The news comes after four months in which their have been four Royal security breaches - which the officers involves should be able to respond to in minutes
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The news comes after four months in which their have been four Royal security breaches - which the officers involves should be able to respond to in minutesCredit: Alamy

An Army spokesperson said: “We do not comment on either individuals or current investigations. It would be inappropriate.”

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