hiː hæd sˈiːts æt kwˈiːn vɪktˈoːɹiəz kˌɔːɹənˈeɪʃən, ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə kwˈiːnz pɹˈoːɹoʊɡ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt, ænd ˈɜːnd ðə nˈɪkneɪm "pɹˈɪns dʒˈɑːn" fɹʌm nˈuːzpeɪpɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚz ˈæftɚ hiː dˈænst wɪð hɜːɹ æɾ æn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt bˈɔːl.
He had seats at Queen Victoria's coronation, attended the Queen's prorogue of Parliament, and earned the nickname "Prince John" from newspaper reporters after he danced with her at an 1838 ball.