Saudi ‘Sleeping Prince’ wakes up after 20 years in coma? Truth behind viral video

Saudi Arabia‘s Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, widely known as the “Sleeping Prince,” has been in a coma for the past 20 years after a car accident in 2005. The royal marked his 36th birthday on April 18, 2025. Soon after, a video appeared on social media claiming that he had woken up from a coma and was greeted by his family. The clip, however, is being shared with false claims. It doesn’t show the prince, and it is of Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi, a Saudi businessman and motorsport icon.

 

A video is being shared with a false claim that it shows Saudi Arabia's 'Sleeping Prince'. (Screengrab (X))

 

 

Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal of Saudi Arabia known as the ‘Sleeping Prince’ who has been in a coma since a car accident in 2005 has finally woken up,” an X user posted, sharing a picture and a video. The same visuals have been shared by others across various social media platforms.