No improvement in Rainier's condition
25/03/2005 - 09:59:15Prince Rainier’s health has not improved during treatment in the intensive care unit of a Monaco hospital, and he was still breathing through a respirator, a palace spokesman said.
The 81-year-old ruler remains in stable condition after suffering heart and kidney failure, said palace spokesman Armand Deus.
Rainier was admitted to hospital more than two weeks ago with a chest infection.
His health suddenly worsened on Tuesday, and he was taken to the intensive care unit of Monaco’s seaside Cardio-Thoracic Centre.
The prince, who assumed the throne in 1949, is beloved in Monaco for having transformed a Mediterranean state smaller than New York’s Central Park into a modern and elegant enclave for the rich.
Rainier’s movie-star wife, Grace Kelly, died in a car crash in 1982.
