Saudi royal Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud, also known as “The Sleeping Prince”, has handed away on the age of 36, 20 years after falling right into a coma following a devastating automotive accident.
The information was confirmed over the weekend by his father, Prince Khalid bin Talal Al-Saud, in an announcement shared on the social media platform X.
Al-Waleed slipped right into a coma in 2005 after sustaining extreme head accidents and mind haemorrhaging in a crash in London, the place he was enrolled in a navy school.
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The prince, simply 15 years previous on the time, had been on life assist ever since, counting on a ventilator for survival.
After the accident, he was flown to Riyadh, the place his household remained dedicated to his care.
His father, a distinguished determine throughout the Saudi royal household, steadfastly declined medical suggestions to withdraw life assist even when urged by docs in 2015 to contemplate ending remedy.
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In 2020, a short second of hope surfaced when a viral video appeared to indicate Prince Al-Waleed barely responding to verbal cues.
Within the clip, he was seen lifting his fingers and briefly elevating his hand when greeted by a girl, an motion that sparked renewed optimism throughout social media.
Nevertheless, the prince by no means absolutely regained consciousness.
Funeral rites for the late prince are scheduled to start on Sunday, with many throughout the Kingdom anticipated to observe the proceedings and supply prayers for the royal household throughout this time of mourning.
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Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud’s passing marks the tip of a deeply emotional chapter that touched thousands and thousands throughout Saudi Arabia and past.
