Liputan6.com, Jakarta Posts appeared on social media X and Instagram, narrating that Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, nicknamed the Sleeping Prince, had woken up from his 20-year coma.
Prince Al-Waleed himself was in a severe car accident and has been in a coma since 2005.
Advertisement
The son of Prince Khaled bin Talal and Princess Reema bint Talal is dependent on life support, including mechanical ventilators and feeding tubes.
The following is the narration in the upload: "The sleeping prince of Saudi awake after 20 years of being in coma".
But is it true that Saudi Arabia's Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal has woken up from a two-decade-long coma?
Explanation
According to Antara's investigation, there is no recent official news about Prince Al-Waleed waking up from a coma.
The man in the post is not Prince Al-Waleed, but Yazeed Al-Rajhi, a wrestler from Saudi Arabia.
According to Arab News, Al-Rajhi was involved in an accident during the second and final session of Baja Jordan 2025, which took place on April 11-13, 2025.
Princess Reema bint Talal, the aunt of Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud, posted photos of her nephew through an official account on the X platform to commemorate 20 years since the prince fell into a coma due to a car accident in 2005.
In the upload, Princess Reema wrote an emotional message stating that Prince Al-Waleed had just turned 36 years old on April 18, 2025.
He is still widely known to the public as the Sleeping Prince, a nickname given to him due to his condition.
From this post, it appears that the royal family still shows great concern and hope for Al-Waleed's condition, despite the lack of significant medical developments since he last exhibited mild motor responses in 2019, such as moving his fingers and head.
Advertisement
Support from family
Princess Reema's post also shows the moral and spiritual support that continues to flow from the extended family, who are still hoping for a miracle recovery.
Thus, the video upload claiming Prince Al-Waleed has woken up from his coma is a hoax; the man in the video is a rally driver.
