Yet owning 15.8 per cent of the club’s shares, she has a massive influence at the Emirates Stadium.

With an estimated fortune of £70million, Lady Bracewell-Smith and her family were ranked 817th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2006. She is also 44th on The Sunday Times UK Asian rich list.

She is the only female director of a Premiership club and one of three in the top two divisions with Karren Brady at Birmingham and Delia Smith at Norwich.