Eric Patrick
A viral video has claimed that Saudi Arabia’s Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, famously known as the “Sleeping Prince,” has woken up from a coma after 20 years, following a car accident in 2005.
The viral video claimed that the Saudi Prince woke up 20 years after being in a coma and was greeted by his family at the hospital.
An X user who shared the video to back the claim wrote, “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.”
The text inserted in the video also said, “Sleeping Prince of Saudi, who had a hard accident 20 years ago and has been in a coma, has finally regained His life, all thanks to the father who refused to give up on him.”
The video clip has since gone viral and shared by millions of people across social media platforms.
FACT-CHECKED
The claim is completely false, the Saudi royal who marked his 36th birthday on 18 April 2025, is still in a coma.
The viral video is actually of billionaire Yazeed Mohamed Al-Rajhi, who was greeting people following his recovery from an accident.
According to an Instagram post by Yazeed Racing, Al-Rajhi’s official Baja rally team, on April 12, he and his co-driver Timo Gottschalk crashed during the second and final stage of Baja Jordan.
The post read, “They were transported to the hospital as a precautionary measure.
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“Both are fully conscious and in stable condition and are currently undergoing the necessary medical examinations to ensure their well-being.”
In separate post, it was revealed that Al-Rajhi sustained fractures in two vertebrae of his spine, while his co-driver, Timo Gottschalk, suffered four spinal fractures.
A part of Al-Rajhi’s recovery video from the hospital was circulated alongside a photo of Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, fueling false claims.
However, these are two different individuals, and while Al-Rajhi has recovered and been discharged, there are no reports of the Saudi Prince waking from his coma.