Prince Alwaleed bin Khalid bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia passed away on Saturday (July 19) the Royal Court announced through the Saudi Press Agency.

Known as the ‘Sleeping Prince’, he had been in a coma for nearly 20 years following a traffic accident in 2005 before his passing.

The 35-year-old Prince died following a coma that lasted for two decades at a specialised medical facility in Saudi Arabia.

The news was confirmed by Prince Khalid Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz, the late individual’s father, via a social media post on the X platform.

Prince Al Waleed was born in April 1990 and in 2005, whilst he was enrolled at a military college in London, he was involved in a severe car accident that resulted in him being in a coma for a period of two decades.