King Salman was momentarily confused when the escalator stopped (Picture: Twitter/@EnglishRussia1)

Don’t you hate it when your golden escalator breaks down and you have to walk to the bottom?

That’s the indignity the Saudi Arabian leader King Salman faced when he arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for a state visit.

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He seemed momentarily confused as to what he should do when his plane’s escalator suddenly failed.

It was almost like the king, 81, had never walked down one in his life.


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But after a moment of staring into space wondering what the hell he was going to do, his aide suggested he should use his legs.



The king agreed but by that time the embarrassing moment had been caught on video and now everyone is making fun of him.

‘King of Saudi Arabia forced to walk down the stairs when his golden escalator malfunctioned. Prayers up to Salman during this tough time,’ wrote @rezamarashi.

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King of Saudi Arabia forced to walk down the stairs when his golden escalator malfunctioned. Prayers up to Salman during this tough time. ?? pic.twitter.com/EVHJWhOLoB — Reza Marashi (@rezamarashi) October 5, 2017

The moment when your gold escalator breaks and you think "how do I use the stairs again?" #EpicFail #SaudiArabia – https://t.co/HvVUH9YSXr — DDMSEO (@ddmseo) October 6, 2017

Sorry I'm late, but my #escalator stopped and I had to wait for them to fix it #SaudiArabia — BusinessToday (@businesstoday) October 6, 2017

The Saudi King eventually figured it out and walked down (Picture: Twitter/@EnglishRussia1)

Another joker added: ‘Sorry I’m late, but my #escalator stopped and I had to wait for them to fix it #SaudiArabia.’

This user was also unsympathetic and wrote: ‘The moment when your gold escalator breaks and you think “how do I use the stairs again?” #EpicFail #SaudiArabia’

King Salman did eventually get to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin after the momentary delay.

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