'Sleeping Prince,' Who Spent 20 Years in a Coma Following a Car Accident, Dies at 36

Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, known as the "Sleeping Prince," has died after spending two decades in a coma. He was 36.

On Saturday, July 19, the prince's father, Prince Khaled bin Talal Al Saud — a well-known Saudi royal and nephew of billionaire Prince Al Waleed bin Talal — announced that his son died at a medical facility in Saudi Arabia.

"With hearts believing in Allah will and decree, and with deep sorrow and sadness, 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 today," the mourning dad wrote in Arabic on X.

Alongside a black-and-white photo of his son lying in a hospital bed with his eyes closed, Prince Khaled added that the funeral service would be held on Sunday, July 20.

Born in April 1990, Prince Al-Waleed — who was nicknamed Dede by his family — was injured in a car accident in 2005 while studying at a military college in London, per Gulf News and the Mirror. He was 15 years old at the time.