Her mother, Joan Dingley, was the royal laundress and the man who claimed to be her father was the King's tailor, although he was not married to her mother he did leave Ethelreda money in his will.
Her mother was the royal laundress and the man was the King's tailor, although he was not married to her mother he did leave Ethelreda money in his will. This man claimed to be her father. Joan Dingley was her mother.