Ex-US president George W Bush leads global tributes to Duke of Edinburgh

Then US president George Bush shakes hands with the Duke of Edinburgh in 2003 (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)

Former US president George W Bush has praised the Duke of Edinburgh’s devotion to worthy causes and to others after his death aged 99.

In a statement issued on behalf of himself and his wife Laura, Mr Bush said: “He represented the United Kingdom with dignity and brought boundless strength and support to the sovereign.