He had been in a coma for 20 years. "Sleeping Prince" Al-Waleed has died.

Prince Khalid Bin Talal of Saudi Arabia announced the death of his son via social media.

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"O peaceful soul, return to your Lord, content and pleasing to Him. Enter the company of My [righteous] servants and enter My Paradise. With hearts that believe in the will and decree of God, and with deep sadness and regret, we mourn our beloved son, Prince Al-Waleed Bin Khalid Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, may God have mercy on him, who died today," he wrote on the X website.

Prince Al-Waleed, known as the "Sleeping Prince," has died after 20 years in a coma. The young man was studying at a military academy in London in 2005 when he was involved in a horrific car accident from which he never regained consciousness.

The Saudi royal family did everything in their power to help the young man. Doctors from the United States and Spain were flown to the hospital in Riyadh, hoping to find a way to improve the prince's health. Unfortunately, they were.

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Prince Al-Waleed's family, however, never lost hope. Over the past 20 years, there have been moments of joy, such as in 2019 when he moved his head, in 2020 when he moved his arm, and a few months ago, doctors noticed swollen glands, prompting further tests.

The story of "The Sleeping Prince" has captured public interest and sympathy from the very beginning. Following the news of the man's death at the age of 36, condolences from around the world have been pouring in for Khalid Bin Talal's family on social media.

(Source: gulftofay.ae)

Al-Waleed was in a car accident in 2005.

He had been in a coma for 20 years.