His defence barrister, James Scobie KC, previously told the court the artist had earnings in excess of £3m at the time of the alleged large-scale drug dealing activity.

Some theologians also suggested that the early Church only chose Dec. 25 as the date of Nativity because they wanted to add a Christian veneer to Roman Saturnalia, justifying Protestant claims that the Catholics had turned the occasion of Jesus' birth into a happy excuse to drink, fornicate and gamble in excess.

Their investigation found that Donald Trumpov’s first pick for the chief law enforcement officer of the United States had, among other things, purchased drugs including cocaine and ecstasy on multiple occasions; accepted gifts, including transportation and lodging in the Bahamas, in excess of permissible amounts; paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex; lied to the State Department about the identity of one of these women so that she could get an American passport; and paid a 17-year-old girl—a high school junior at the time—for sex.

At the time of this activity Herbert had earnings in excess of £3m, Mr Scobie said.

"Considering how much food you're purchasing, don't buy things in excess, make sure you're actually eating your leftovers."