SAUDI Arabia’s “Sleeping Prince” royal who spent 20 years in a coma after a car accident in London has died.
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud tragically passed on Saturday aged 36.
His heartbroken dad Prince Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz confirmed his passing on social media.
He posted on X: “With hearts accepting Allah’s divine will, and with profound grief and sadness, we announce the loss of our dear son: Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, may Allah grant him mercy, who has departed from us today.”
In 2005, at the age of 15, Prince Al-Waleed experienced a brain hemorrhage following a car accident while he was attending a military college in London.
After the accident, he was hospitalised at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh where he remained in a coma.
The Prince was kept on a ventilator under continuous medical supervision.
Several specialists from around the world were consulted in efforts to help with the Prince’s recovery.
But he sadly never regained conciousness.
His dad Prince Khaled remained very involved in his care and continuously opposed withdrawing life support.
Some minor physical responses from Prince Al-Waleed gave hope that he could be recovering, but he remained in critical condition until he passed.
