Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, widely known as Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince,’ turned 36 on April 18, 2025. Despite the passing of years, his world remains frozen in time.
Since 2005, he has been in a coma, the result of a severe brain injury sustained during a car crash in London while he was attending military college.
For two decades, the prince has remained unconscious, cared for by a dedicated medical team at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh.
His condition has remained largely unchanged, according to Roya News. “The prince remains on life support, relying on mechanical ventilation and a feeding tube.
The last documented movements occurred in 2019, when he reportedly showed signs of limited awareness through small gestures, such as lifting a finger or slightly moving his head—though these moments did not indicate a return to full consciousness.”
