Africa’s last remaining absolute monarchy is being sued for race discrimination by a Jewish chauffeur who worked for them at its UK high commission.

In a rare case, the Kingdom of Eswatini, known as Swaziland until 2018, is being taken to an employment tribunal by Adam Gale, a former driver for the kingdom.

Mr Gale was employed as a chauffeur for Thandazile Mbuyisa, the Eswatini high commissioner, and members of the royal family between September 2022 and June 2023.

A hearing was told he drove members of the family to official events as well as taking their children to boarding schools.

However, Mr Gale alleges that during his time working for the country’s diplomatic mission he was a victim of race discrimination as well as unfair dismissal.

Mr Gale, who was paid £36,000 a year, was fired from his job soon after King Mswati III came to Britain for King Charles’s coronation.