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MONACO, Apr 6 (AFP): Prince Rainier of Monaco died Wednesday at age 81 of heart, lung and kidney problems after spending several weeks in hospital, the royal palace said. The prince passed away at 6:35am (0435 GMT), it said. Rainier-who ruled the tiny Mediterranean principality since 1949 and was the world's second longest-reigning monarch after the king of Thailand-was hospitalised on March 7 with heart and breathing difficulties, and his condition took a sudden turn for the worse nearly two weeks ago.
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