Known to the world as the “Sleeping Prince,” a Saudi royal has died at 36 after spending two decades in a coma – his life frozen in time since a tragic car crash at just 15.
Born in April 1990, Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud – who according to People was affectionately known as “Dede” by his family – was just 15 years old when his life changed forever.
In 2005, while pursuing his military education in London, the young royal was involved in a tragic car accident that left him with catastrophic brain injuries and severe internal bleeding, the Mirror reports.
Following the accident, the young prince was transported back to Saudi Arabia and admitted to King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, where – for over 20 years – he remained in a deep coma – silent, motionless, and suspended between life and death.