Saudi’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ dies at 36 after 20 years in a coma

When the end finally came in July 2025, it was both a shattering blow and a strange kind of release. The “Sleeping Prince” was no longer trapped between worlds. His father’s public message of grief and faith echoed far beyond Saudi Arabia, touching parents who know the terror of almost losing a child. In the end, Al-Waleed’s story was not just about tragedy, but about a love stubborn enough to stand guard over a motionless hand for twenty unbroken years.