Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ Who's Been in Coma for 20 Years Dies
- Al Waleed bin Khaled, famously known as the 'sleeping prince,' spent 20 years in a coma before eventually dying
- Al-Waleed, who was the firstborn son of Prince Khaled bin Talal, was involved in a grisly accident in the United Kingdom
- The father of the deceased took to his X account to announce Al-Waleed's death as he paid an emotional tribute to him
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Saudi Arabia's Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled, who has been in a coma for 20 years, has been pronounced dead at the age of 36.
Source: Twitter
What happened to Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled?
The late prince, who was the son of the billionaire Prince Khaled bin Talal, slipped into a coma in 2005 after he was involved in a car accident in the United Kingdom.
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At the time of the grisly accident, Al-Waleed was at a military college. Following the accident, he was put on a life support machine at the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh.
Tubes were being used to feed him for the past 20 years until his demise.
According to a report by Khaleej Times, the father of the sleeping prince took to his X (formerly Twitter) platform to announce the sad incident.
"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," his statement read.
Gulf News stated that Prince Al-Waleed, who was his father's eldest son, received urgent medical care after the accident.
Specialised doctors from Spain and America were involved in his case, but he never really regained full consciousness.
Despite him being in a coma, he made occasional involuntary movements that offered hope to his family that he would one day regain consciousness.
Al-Waleed's father remained steadfast in his hope that his son would one day wake up, even going to the extent of publicly rejecting medical advice to withdraw life support.
As days went by, Al-Waleed's father continued to hope for a divine healing.
News of the prince’s passing at a specialised medical facility in Saudi Arabia sparked widespread condolences.
National mourning for Prince Al-Waleed
News of Al-Waleed's death spread rapidly with many grieving with the family.
The prince's story touched the hearts of many with photos of Al-Waleed's father staying by his bedside each and every year resonating with many.
The funeral prayers for the late prince will be held on Sunday, July 20, after the Asr prayer at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh.
Prince Agha Khan dies at 88
The death of prince Al-Waleed comes months after Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world, died at the age of 88.
Source: Facebook
The founder of the Aga Khan Development Network died in Portugal's capital, Lisbon on Tuesday, February 4.
Kenyans took to social media to pay their emotional tributes to the global icon, whom, to many, represented peace.
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