Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal was famously known as the ‘sleeping prince’, after he met with a tragic accident in 2005. After celebrating his 36th birthday on April 18, 2025, he passed away on July 19, 2025. He was in a coma for nearly 20 years of his life. His story proves that, despite having all the money and fame in the world, royalty cannot escape life’s hardships. However, it was his father who believed that his son would one day wake up from his deep slumber.
Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’, the father refused to withdraw him from life support even after the doctors’ suggestion
Years before the Sleeping Prince died in a coma, a doctor advised his father, Prince Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, to remove life support from his son as he saw no development of his son regaining consciousness. But his father was adamant about continuing his treatment as he believed that one day his son would be back to him like a normal child. He gave a statement that if God wanted to take away his son, then he would be sitting in his grave and not in the hospital. He said:
“If God had wanted him to die in the accident, he would have been in his grave now.”
