“Sleeping Prince” from Saudi Arabia dies after he has remained in a coma in the London car accident since 2005

Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud, Saudi -arabia's “sleeping prince” died at the age of 36 after having spent almost 20 years in a coma since 2005 in London. Prince Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, his father, confirmed the news of the death of his son. He wrote: “With hearts full of faith in Allah's decree and fate and with profound grief and grief we mourn for our beloved son Prince al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz al Saud, may Allah be gracious to him, who died of Allah's mercy today.”The funeral prayers for Prince Alwaleed will take place on Sunday (July 20) after the ASR prayer in the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riad, Khaleej Times reported.

What happened to 'sleeping prince' from Saudi Arabia?

Prince Al-Waleed Bin Khalid al-Saud suffered serious brain injuries and internal bleeding in the terrible accident when he was only 15 years old in 2005. Since then he has been kept on a ventilator, but he was never regained full consciousness. Specialists from America and Spain treated him, but he never came out of a coma, apart from showing small movements. Prince Al-Waleed studied at a military university in London when he was involved in the devastating car accident. After the accident, he was admitted to a hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City in the capital of Saudi Arabia in King Abdulaziz, where he stayed in a coma.Clips that were shared on social media in 2020 showed that Prince Al-Waleed raised his fingers when a woman greeted him.His father took care of him in the past two decades and declined to withdraw the life support. Prince Al Waleed was born in April 1990 and was the eldest son of Prince Khaled Bin Talal Al Saud, a prominent Saudi royal and nephew of the billionaire Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal.