Monaco royals at father’s bedside as Rainier is put on life support

PRINCE Rainier of Monaco was on a life support machine, suffering heart and kidney failure, in a hospital intensive care unit last night.

Monaco royals at father’s bedside as Rainier is put on life support

An official medical bulletin described the 81-year-old head of Europe's longest-reigning royal family as "stable", as he was put on a respirator at the Riviera principality's Cardio-Thoracic Centre.

Rainier was transferred to intensive care on Tuesday after developing a sudden respiratory infection and "cardiac and kidney insufficiency", a palace statement said.

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