A fashion designer and United Arab Emirates prince died after a cocaine and sex drug binge in his $15 million London flat, an inquest heard.
Sheik Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, 39, the fashion designer son of the ruler of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, had been partying with a man called Yohan Escobar at the luxury home in Knightsbridge,The UAE prince, owner of British-based fashion label Qasimi, was found dead by a cleaner on July 1 this year.
The inquest heard she yelled out “Dial 999! He is dead. He is dead” but paramedics couldn’t save him and he was declared dead at the scene. Mr Escobar, who was not a suspect in his death, believed Khalid was asleep when he left the flat as he heard the designer snoring. Khalid’s family, including his twin sister, were said to be heartbroken by the death of a man described as “on top of his career and on top of the world”.A statement read to the court revealed Khalid’s passion for “creating” grew when he moved from Sharjah to England at the age of nine.
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