Who was Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ Al-Waleed, the billionaire prince who died after sleeping for 20 years due to… woke up only once in…
New Delhi: Saudi Arabia’s Sleeping Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal has died at the age of 36. In 2005, he was once involved in a car accident in London. Since then, he was in a coma for 20 years. During that time, he suffered internal bleeding and brain haemorrhage. The prince was the son of Prince Khalid bin Talal, a senior member of the Saudi Arabian royal family, and the nephew of billionaire Prince Al Waleed bin Talal. He was born in 1990. His family has confirmed this sad news. Let’s know why he was known as the Sleeping Prince.
What happened to the prince?
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled’s life changed forever in 2005, when he suffered a serious brain injury in a terrible car accident at the age of 15. At that time, he was studying at a military academy in London, which was supposed to be the beginning of his bright and promising future. But the time after the accident became a two-decade-long battle between life and death for the prince. Despite the world’s best medical care and countless efforts by American, Spanish and Saudi experts, Prince Al-Waleed remained in a coma. He occasionally made small movements, which kept his family’s hopes alive.
Why did his father not give up hope?
During this difficult time, his father Prince Khalid bin Talal Al Saud prayed to God with selfless love and unwavering faith. He never left his son’s side and always opposed the removal of the life support system. He turned his palace into a place of prayer and often posted emotional messages and recitations of the Quran on social media. Every small sign of the sleeping prince gave the family hope that maybe one day their beloved son would open his eyes again. But this never happened, and the sleeping prince remained in a coma for 20 years until his death on July 19, 2025.
Who broke the news?
His father gave this information on social media and shared a verse from the Quran and wrote, “O peaceful soul, return to your Lord, who is pleased with you. Join his righteous servants and enter his paradise”. His funeral prayers were offered on Sunday, 20 July 2025. Also, condolence meetings will be held on three days Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, so that people can remember him for the last time.
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