Fact-Check: Did Saudi ‘Sleeping Prince’ Wake Up After 20 Years in a Coma?
Claim: A viral Facebook post and several social media posts claim that Prince Al‑Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal—known as the “Sleeping Prince” of Saudi Arabia—has awakened from a coma after nearly 20 years.
Verification:
Who is the “Sleeping Prince”?
Prince Al‑Waleed has been in a coma since suffering a serious brain injury from a car accident in 2005. He has remained on life support at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, with reports of minimal response, like finger movements, but no full recovery.
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An online investigation by PRNigeria revealed that the viral video doesn’t show the prince; it is footage of Yazeed Mohamed Al‑Rajhi, a Saudi rally driver who was injured in a crash during the Baja Jordan rally in April 2025. He was hospitalised, received spinal treatment, and has since been recovering.
Conclusion: Findings by PRNigeria reveals that the viral video in question was footage of Yazeed Mohamed Al‑Rajhi—a famous Saudi rally driver undergoing hospitalisation, not the Saudi Sleeping Prince.
Verdict:
Therefore, PRNigeria authoritatively concluded that the claim that the Saudi “Sleeping Prince” Al‑Waleed, has finally regained his health is False, and that the prince remains unconscious and in a coma.
By PRNigeria
