Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ dies after being in a coma for 20 years since the 2005 London car accident.
After spending nearly 20 years in a coma after a 2005 car accident in London, Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ died of ‘Sleeping Prince’ of ‘Sleeping Prince’ of ‘Sleeping Prince’ of ‘Sleeping Prince’ of ‘Sleeping Prince’ died. Prince Khalid bin Talal bin Abdulziz, his father, confirmed the news of his son’s death. He wrote, “With hearts full of belief in Allah’s decree and fate, and with deep sadness and sorrow, we mourn our beloved son Rajkumar al-Valid bin Khalid bin Talal bin Abdulziz Al Saud, Allah pity him, who went through the mercy of Allah today.”The Khaleej Times reported that the funeral prayer for Rajkumar Alwalid will take place on Sunday (July 20) after the ASR prayer at the Imam Turkish bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh.
What happened to Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’?
Prince al-Valid bin Khalid al-Sow faced brain injuries and internal bleeding in a terrible accident at just 15 years of age. Since then, he was placed on a ventilator, but he never gained complete consciousness. Experts from the US and Spain treated him but he never came out of the coma, besides showing small movements. Prince Al-Walid was studying at a military college in London when he was involved in a disastrous car accident. After the accident, he was admitted to the hospital in King Abdulziz Medical City of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, where he stayed in a coma.The clips shared on social media in 2020 showed that Prince Al-Walid raised his fingers and congratulated a woman.His father took care of him for the last two decades and opposed the withdrawal of life support. Born in April 1990, Prince Al Walid was the eldest son of Rajkumar Khalid bin Talal al -Saud, a prominent Saudi royal and nephew of billionaire Prince Al Walid bin Talal.
