Prince Charles Was Attacked By An Eagle And Then Subsequently By Internet Memes

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KING'S LYNN, ENGLAND - JULY 29: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall react as Zephyr (a bald eagle), the mascot of the Army Air Corps flaps his wings at Sandringham Flower Show on July 29, 2015 in King's Lynn, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

By Joseph Lamour

July 30, 2015 / 6:08 PM

Leave it to the Internet to exploit a moment of royal weakness for maximum hilarity.

According to BBC, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla were at the Sandringham Flower Show on Wednesday when an eagle named Zephyr flapped its wings just as a photographer captured the moment on camera.

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Sandingham Flower Show

The result of Prince Charles' skirmish with the Army Air Corps' mascot is a hilarious image by itself -- but the Internet knows when a glorious gift has been bestowed upon them. And so, #PrinceCharlesBeingAttackedByThings was started by British site The Poke.

Take a look at the best 13 memes below.

Prince Charles is attacked by Alien

Prince Charles is attacked by Sharknado

Prince Charles is attacked by Drake

Prince Charles is attacked by Donald Trump's hair

Prince Charles is attacked by Borat

Prince Charles is attacked by James Blunt

Prince Charles is attacked by Godzilla

Prince Charles is attacked by Darth Vader

Prince Charles is attacked by a space worm

He really should stay away from Star Wars characters.

Prince Charles is attacked by Shia Labeouf