A coroner’s court has determined that a member of the Saudi royal family died from cardiac arrest triggered by a dangerous combination of drugs and alcohol following treatment at two high-end rehabilitation facilities. The deceased royal, Prince Abdullah bin Fahad bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed bin Jalawi al Saud, was 29 years old when he was discovered fully dressed on the floor of his bathroom. He was found in his room at the west London Marriott Hotel on November 25, 2025.
Assistant Coroner Jean Harkin at Inner West London Coroner’s Court ruled the death was by misadventure, finding no indication the prince meant to take his own life. Harkin offered her condolences to the prince’s family.
Treatment at Two Private Clinics
During the months before his death, the young royal had undergone treatment at two separate private facilities. He entered the Priory Clinic in Roehampton, southwest London, as an inpatient in August 2025, where weekly costs can reach £35,000. Treatment there focused on ending his dependence on alcohol, benzodiazepines and the anti-anxiety medication pregabalin.
Consultant psychiatrist Dr. Victoria Chamorro testified that the prince had reacted well to his treatment program, with the detox having “proceeded without physical side effects.” In her statement, she described the prince’s demeanor during treatment as supportive, noting he was caring and considerate toward others in the facility.
When admitted, the prince showed signs of anxiety and low mood, according to Chamorro’s assessment. Upon discharge, medical staff did not view him as a suicide risk. Though he missed follow-up Zoom sessions after leaving with a friend, Chamorro stated there had been no alarm about his condition and that he had completed his programme successfully.
After the Priory, the prince received further care at Rainford Hall clinic in St. Helens, Merseyside, where weekly private treatment costs £7,000. Staff there treated him for an upper respiratory tract infection, from which he recovered before departing the facility on Oct. 14.
Dangerous Substance Levels Found
Toxicology analysis showed the extent of what the prince had ingested. His blood alcohol concentration measured 222mg per 100ml of blood, almost three times England’s 80mg legal driving limit. The inquest heard this amount by itself could potentially induce a coma.
Additionally, potentially lethal quantities of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), widely known as a “party drug,” were detected in his system. Cannabis traces were also present, along with recreational levels of alprazolam, commonly called Xanax. Other anti-anxiety medications appeared in therapeutic amounts. The court learned he had been struggling with alcohol and Xanax use.
The post-mortem examination found no acute or chronic medical conditions, determining that cardiac arrest from the substance combination caused his death.
Final Days at Kensington Hotel
The prince, a descendant of King Salman’s great-great-grandfather, had checked into his fifth-floor room at the £600-a-night hotel on November 19, 2025, for a one-week stay. CCTV footage captured his final confirmed appearance the night before he was found, showing him stepping outside to smoke a cigarette. A cleaner discovered his body after entering his locked room the next day.
Paramedics and hotel security personnel responded to the scene. Revival efforts proved unsuccessful, and he was declared dead at the hotel.
Harkin noted that neither the Priory nor Rainford Hall had raised concerns, that the prince had never expressed suicidal intentions to anyone, and that no note was located in his room. CCTV evidence clearly showed him by himself the evening before his death, and no signs of third-party involvement emerged.
Those who knew the prince remembered him as a private royal family member who supported charitable causes quietly. The Saudi Royal Court released an official statement on December 2 announcing his death and confirming it occurred outside the kingdom. A funeral prayer took place in Riyadh at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque,
