Prince Rainier’s Condition Worsening

Monaco’s Prince Rainier III appeared to be losing his fight against heart, lung and kidney failure, with his doctors increasingly pessimistic about the chances of survival.

As the prince, 81, who has ruled the tiny Mediterranean principality since 1949, spent a fifth straight day in intensive care, the palace issued its most pessimistic statement yet on his prospects, saying his prognosis was “extremely reserved.” A similar news release Friday did not use the word “extremely.”

“Despite the most appropriate care and control of the broncho-pulmonary infection,” the palace said, “the cardiac, lung and kidney functions are progressively deteriorating.”