The parents of his mother are King Faisal bin Abdulaziz and Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan.

He also attended Sandhurst Military Academy, graduating as a commissioned officer,[5] before becoming a post-graduate at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

[6][7] Khalid bin Bandar started his career working at the United Nations' department of political affairs in New York.

[1] Khalid dated and lived with Vanessa Haydon, the future wife of Donald Trump Jr., from 1998 to 2001.

[11] They intended to marry, but broke up after the September 11 attacks when he left the U.S. after his father was suspected of having indirect ties to the hijackers.