Queen Noor of Jordan's head gardener is suing her employer for sexual discrimination, claiming that she was sidelined and denied access to her tools on the Royal estate.
Amanda Hill alleged that a male colleague was promoted to do her job, that she was "turfed out" of her office and excluded from staff decisions. She said she was bullied into resigning when she complained to her bosses at Buckhurst Park in Windsor, Berks.
Queen Noor, who uses the sprawling multi-million pound estate when in England, could be called to give evidence at an employment tribunal when the case is heard next year.
The dispute began when Mrs Hill discovered that her groundsman, Danny Welland, had been given a pay rise and a new job title, allowing him to do her work.
The disgruntled employee launched proceedings against Queen Noor, the widow of the late King Hussein, former King of Jordan, after bringing the matter to her attention.
But she agreed to strike out the claim after accepting that her employer was not the Queen but Panama-based Ambassador Marine Corporation (AMC), which runs the estate.
Mrs Hill told a pre-trial review hearing in Reading, Berks: "I was the head gardener. Danny was my groundsman. 
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