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World · 24 July 2026

Saudi prince died from cardiac arrest after drug and alcohol use

Saudi prince died from cardiac arrest after drug and alcohol use

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Prince Abdullah bin Fahad bin Abdullah al Saud, 29, was found dead in his £600-a-night Kensington hotel room on November 25 last year. An inquest heard he had consumed a fatal mix of alcohol and party drugs, including GHB, and was almost three times the drink-drive limit. Assistant Coroner Jean Harkin concluded that the death was a misadventure.

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