'Sleeping Prince' of Saudi Arabia dies after remaining in coma for 20 years since 2005 London car accident

Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's 'Sleeping Prince' died in the age of 36 after spending nearly 20 years in coma since 2005 car accident in London. Prince Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, his father, confirmed the news of his son’s passing. He wrote, "With hearts full of faith in Allah’s decree and destiny, and with profound sadness and sorrow, we mourn our beloved son Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, may Allah have mercy on him, who passed away to Allah’s mercy today."

Funeral prayers for Prince Alwaleed will be held on Sunday (July 20) after the Asr prayer at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh, Khaleej Times reported.

{يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ، ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً، فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي، وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي}

بقلوب مؤمنة بقضاء الله وقدره وببالغ الحزن والأسى ننعى إبننا الغالي
الأمير الوليد بن خالد بن طلال بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود رحمه الله
الذي انتقل… pic.twitter.com/QQBbMWGOOG

— خالد بن طلال بن عبد العزيز ( أبو الوليد ) (@allah_cure_dede) July 19, 2025

What happened to 'Sleeping Prince' of Saudi Arabia?

Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud suffered severe brain injuries and internal bleeding in the horrific accident when he was just 15 years old in 2005. Since then, he was kept on a ventilator but he never regained full consciousness. Specialists from America and Spain treated him but he never came out of coma apart from showing little movements.

Prince Al-Waleed was studying at a military college in London when he was involved in the devastating car crash.

After the accident, he was hospitalised at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh where he remained in a coma.

Clips shared on social media in 2020 showed Prince Al-Waleed lifting his fingers as a woman greets him.

His father took care of him for the last two decades and opposed withdrawing life support.

Born in April 1990, Prince Al Waleed was the eldest son of Prince Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, a prominent Saudi royal and nephew of billionaire Prince Al Waleed bin Talal.