Punjab Newsline | London
A UK coroner has concluded that Saudi Prince Abdullah bin Fahad bin Al Saud, 29, died after consuming a combination of alcohol, party drugs and prescription medication while staying at a luxury hotel in London. The death, which occurred in November 2025, has been ruled an accidental overdose, with investigators finding no evidence of suicide or third-party involvement.
The prince was discovered unresponsive on the bathroom floor of a luxury suite at the London Marriott Hotel Kensington on November 25, 2025. The room reportedly cost around £600 (approximately ₹70,000) per night. Hotel staff alerted emergency services, but paramedics were unable to revive him.
According to the coroner's investigation, toxicology tests revealed a blood alcohol level of 222 mg per 100 ml—nearly three times England's legal driving limit. The report also detected GHB (a party drug), cannabis, recreational doses of Xanax, and anti-anxiety medications in his system.
Medical experts concluded that the combined effects of alcohol and multiple substances triggered a fatal cardiac arrest. The post-mortem found no evidence of any underlying serious illness.
The investigation also revealed that Prince Abdullah had been battling alcohol and prescription drug addiction. In August 2025, he underwent detox treatment at London's Priory Hospital for alcohol, benzodiazepines and pregabalin dependence before continuing rehabilitation at Rainford Hall Rehab Centre in Merseyside. He was discharged in October but reportedly missed several follow-up appointments.
Coroner Jean Harkin said there was no evidence of suicide, forced entry, violence, or any other person's involvement in the prince's death. Doctors at the rehabilitation centre had also assessed him as not being at risk of self-harm, and no suicide note was found.
Prince Abdullah belonged to Saudi Arabia's House of Saud, specifically the Al Kabir cadet branch, which is part of the wider royal family but is not directly involved in the country's ruling leadership. Following his death, the Saudi Royal Court issued an official statement, and he was laid to rest in Riyadh.
