Tributes have poured in for former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing who has died aged 94. Germany was quick to praise the convinced European who died after contracting coronavirus.

Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the former French president who deeply lamented Brexit and wrote a novel hinting at an affair with Princess Diana, has died aged 94 after contracting Covid-19.

Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, has died at the age of 94 after contracting Covid-19.

Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, has died at the age of 94, his office and the French presidency announced.