As Britain awoke to Donald Trump becoming the next President of the United States of America, the world was reacting with shock and disbelief.

Celebrities and world leaders were united in expressing feelings of uncertainty for the future.

Gerard Araud, the French ambassador to Washington and a social media institution, tweeted his dismay at a collapsing world order, then appeared to delete his tweet.

"Après Brexit et cette élection, tout est désormais possible. Un monde s'effondre devant nos yeux. Un vertige," he wrote, which translates as "After Brexit and this election, anything is now possible. A world is collapsing before our eyes. Dizziness" in English.