Mystery Behind Saudi Prince’s 2025 London Hotel Death Finally Solved

• A UK coroner has ruled that Saudi Prince Abdullah bin Fahad bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Jalawi al Saud died accidentally after taking a combination of alcohol, GHB, and prescription drugs.

• The inquest heard that the prince had recently completed treatment for alcohol and prescription drug addiction.

• Toxicology tests found he had nearly three times the UK’s legal drink-driving limit of alcohol in his blood, along with potentially fatal levels of GHB, cannabis, and anti-anxiety medication.

• The coroner found no evidence of suicide or foul play and ruled the death accidental. CCTV footage showed the prince was alone before he died, and investigators found no evidence that anyone else was involved.

July 25, () — A UK coroner has ruled that Saudi Prince Abdullah bin Fahad bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Jalawi al Saud died accidentally after taking a combination of alcohol, drugs, and prescription medication while staying at a luxury hotel in London in 2025.

The ruling, delivered on July 23, 2026, brings an official conclusion to the investigation into the prince’s death.

The 29-year-old royal was found dead in the bathroom of his room at the Marriott Hotel in Kensington, west London, on November 25, 2025. He had checked into the hotel six days earlier for what was intended to be a one-week stay.

An inquest heard that CCTV footage captured the prince leaving the hotel to smoke a cigarette on the evening before his death.

The following day, a hotel cleaner discovered him lying fully dressed on the bathroom floor of his locked room. Paramedics were called but were unable to revive him.

Toxicology tests revealed that the prince had a blood alcohol level of 222mg per 100ml, almost three times the UK’s legal drink-driving limit.

He also had potentially fatal levels of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), commonly known as a party drug, along with traces of cannabis, Xanax, and other anti-anxiety medications.

A post-mortem examination found no significant underlying health conditions. Instead, it concluded that he died from cardiac arrest caused by the combined effects of alcohol and multiple drugs.

The court heard that Prince Abdullah had struggled with alcohol and Xanax addiction.

In August 2025, he underwent treatment at the Priory Clinic in Roehampton, where he successfully completed a detox program. He later continued rehabilitation at Rainford Hall in Merseyside before leaving the facility in October.

Consultant psychiatrist Dr. Victoria Chamorro told the court that the prince participated fully in treatment, completed his detox successfully, and was not considered to be at risk of suicide when he was discharged.

Although he later missed several follow-up appointments, medical staff said there were no concerns about his immediate safety.

Assistant Coroner Jean Harkin concluded that the prince died by misadventure, the legal term for an accidental death.

She said there was no evidence that he intended to take his own life and no indication that anyone else was involved. CCTV footage also confirmed he was alone in the hours leading up to his death.

Prince Abdullah was a descendant of the great-great-grandfather of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, linking him to the country’s ruling Al Saud family.