{"id":68854,"date":"2025-07-21T16:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=68854"},"modified":"2025-07-21T16:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:18:14","slug":"news-current-eventssleeping-prince","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=68854","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Current Events\u2018Sleeping Prince\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"mvp-post-head\" class=\"left relative\">\n<h1 class=\"mvp-post-title entry-title\"><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<section id=\"mvp-content-main\" class=\"post-41949 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-current-events tag-prince-al-waleed tag-sleeping-prince\">Following a severe vehicle accident in London in 2005, the 36-year-old Saudi prince has been in a coma ever since.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-103\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prince Al-Waleed suffered severe brain damage and internal haemorrhage as a result of an incident in England when he was still a teenager. Tragically, despite receiving immediate medical attention for his wounds, he never recovered consciousness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-22\">\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-123\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The prince spent the final 20 years of his life in King Abdulaziz Medical City in Saudi Arabia, where he was kept alive by life support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\">\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-104\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prince Al-Waleed was known as the \u2018Sleeping Prince\u2019 because of his persistent unconsciousness. The Saudi royal is now dead after 20 years on life support.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement written by his father, Prince Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, Prince Al-Waleed\u2019s passing was declared yesterday, July 19.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41951\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-366-1024x683.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-366-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-366-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-366-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-366-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/dailypositiveinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-366.png 1770w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/man-in-black-button-up-shirt-wearing-white-and-red-bandana-3LIioC3Sg9M\">Unsplash<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-23\">\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-124\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He stated, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/world-news\/tragic-end-sleeping-prince-who-1278591\">Mirror Online<\/a>:\u00a0<strong>\u201cWith 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.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-105\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prince Al-Waleed\u2019s last known movements were in 2019, when it was stated that he raised a finger and made a tiny head movement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.royanews.tv\/news\/61402\">Roya News<\/a>\u00a0said that\u00a0<strong>\u201che showed signs of limited awareness through small gestures, such as lifting a finger or slightly moving his head\u2014though these moments did not indicate a return to full consciousness.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\">\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-106\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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Deepest sympathies to his loved ones.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"\u2018Sleeping Prince\u2019 Of Saudi Arabia Dead At 36 After 20-year Coma | Saudi Arabia News | N18G\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SoitaUivYDc?feature=oembed\" name=\"fitvid0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u201cYour time on earth was a blessing to your family and the world in general,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0wrote a further.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-14\">\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-108\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another person added,\u00a0<strong>\u201cMay his gentle soul rest in perfect peace,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prince Al-Waleed\u2019s funeral prayers are reportedly scheduled to take place at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=68809\">also read&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a severe vehicle accident in London in 2005, the 36-year-old Saudi prince has been in a coma ever since. 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