Jamie Lee Curtis sparks backlash as she brands Queen an 'influencer' on day of funeral

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Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral took place today after she died at Balmoral on September 8 at the age of 96. Hollywood star Jamie Lee Curtis, 63, paid her respects to the late Queen on Instagram, however, she has come under fire as she branded the Queen an "influencer", a term used heavily in the social media world.Jamie shared a picture that included a paper shot of the Queen surrounded by flowers, along with a Union Jack flag.She captioned the post in view of her 4.4 million Instagram followers: "INFLUENCER Queen Elizabeth II.

Family.Service. Country. A perfect image. @andyharnik."In terms of social media, the term influencer is defined as someone's ability to influence potential buyers of a product or service by promoting or recommending the items online.The dictionary's definition of the word is a person or thing that influences another.Due to this, the Halloween film star has been met with criticism in the Instagram posts comments for branding the Queen an "influencer".Horatiolc said: "What did she influence, I'm confused?"Valar.dovahkiin added: "Not really."Tiffylou_ann_marie_thiessen commented: "I'm confused by this post...

truly."However, not all comments were hitting out at the Hollywood star, as many shared their admiration for the late Queen.Haaby.Rebecca said: "Spent her life in service to her country, not many can say that.

Respect."Melgunther80 added: "So many don't understand what she had to fight in a world and time before change.She saw so much, and truly was an amazing inspiration!"Many stars paid tribute to the late Queen including Sir Elton John who took to Instagram to share a heartfelt message.Along with snaps of their previous meetings, the Your Song singer wrote in view of his 4.2 million.