UK and Melbourne-based YouTubers teamed up to fly into Wangaratta in a helicopter on Sunday in search of royalty, Earl Simon Abney-Hastings.

Zac Alsop, who has 2.01 million subscribers on YouTube, joined his friends and fellow pranksters Misfit Minds to carry out their semi-planned shenanigans.

The four men, dressed in royal garments, posted to Instagram and TikTok while inflight, calling for any subscribers who live in Wangaratta and can provide a car ride from the local airport to the CBD.

About seven Wangaratta locals showed up and suddenly they were cast into the mayhem and spontaneity that goes hand-in-hand with the pranksters.

Upon arrival at Wangaratta’s Murphy Street, a horse and cart showed up, pre-arranged to take the comedians on a journey around the CBD.

Mr Alsop explained to the Wangaratta Chronicle why they were there and their elaborative mission to find Earl Abney-Hastings in the name of "justice for Simon".

He believes that Earl Abney-Hastings should be the rightful King of England.

It's a long story but it has something to do with an incorrect deviation in the royal family tree.

"If you follow the trail back to the rightful king, he lives in Wangaratta," Mr Alsop said.

"His Dad immigrated when he was 18 to Jerilderie, NSW and Simon has been living in Wangaratta since 2012 and we think it's his rightful place to have a crown on his head."

The comedians' attempts to contact and meet with Earl Abney-Hastings went unanswered prior to their Wangaratta visit so they did some asking around to the whereabouts of the Earl.

This is where the plan started to get even weirder.

It involved flying the Earl to a micronation where he would be given a small piece of land to be renamed England for one day when Abney-Hastings would be crowned the King of England.

From there, Mr Alsop said the new King would Knight all of the comedians, making them the only people in the last 500 years to have a legitimate Knighthood.

Rumour has it they were next heading to Jerilderie to find any Abney-Hastings descendants if the Earl continued to prove elusive, or if he wasn't willing to play ball.

What happened next is anyone's guess but they are now busy in the editing suite pulling together their adventure.

The Wangaratta subscribers also had an experience they won't forget in a hurry.

To check out their YouTube sites visit https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Zac+Alsop and https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=misfit+minds