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Joanna "Joan" Dingley, was a  Mistress of King Henry VIII and a royal laundress, and the girl was raised by one of the cutters in the king’s wardrobe (who cut clothing patterns out of cloth).

Joan gave birth to her daughter called Ethelreda or Audrey Malte .

Contemporary reports claim that Joan had Audrey with Henry VIII but it was not comfimed for definite but Henry's tailor, John Malte  recognised her as Henry's illegitimate daughter.

Not much more is known about Joan Dingley or her daughter .

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