Hyderabad, April 21 -- Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, known as the 'Sleeping Prince', has turned 36 on Friday, April 18.

He has been in a coma since 2005, following a brain haemorrhage caused by a car accident while studying at a military college in London. Since then, he has remained on a ventilator and under constant medical supervision.

In recent days, the X platform has seen a surge of posts marking his birthday, filled with prayers and messages of support. One user wrote, "Oh God, heal Al-Waleed and all sick Muslims," while others referred to his long battle as a "miracle of patience."

Princess Rima bint Talal shared photos of the prince from his childhood and more recent times on X, and captioned it, "My b...