- Safiu Kehinde
Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the popular Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ has died after 20 years in coma.
The 36-year-old Prince had been placed on life support since 2005 when he had car accident in London.
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.
After the accident, he was hospitalised at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh where he remained in a coma.
He was ever since kept on a ventilator with specialists from America and Spain treating him.
Unfortunately, he never came out of coma apart from showing little movements.
Clips shared on social media in 2020 showed Prince Al-Waleed lifting his fingers as a woman greets him.
Prince Al-Waleed was studying at a military college in London when he was involved in the devastating car crash.
After over two decades of his refusal to withdraw the life support from him, the father of the Sleeping Prince, Prince Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, finally confirmed his son’s passing on Sunday.
“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.” Abdulaziz wrote.
According to report, the funeral prayers for Prince Alwaleed was held after the Asr prayer at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh, Khaleej.