3 Facts About Amanda Staveley

1. At the age of 16, Amanda Staveley left school and enrolled at a crammer, taking her A-levels in a single year and winning a place to read modern languages at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

2. On 20 November 2017, Amanda Staveley submitted a bid in the region of £300 million to buy Newcastle United.

3. In 2008 Amanda Staveley played a prominent role in the investment of £7.3 billion in Barclays by the ruling families of Abu Dhabi and Qatar, and by the Qatari sovereign wealth fund.