Nicki Minaj Made Fun Of For Calling Princess Diana A “Dear Friend”

Nicki Minaj received some considerable criticism after she asked for a moment of silence for her “dear friend” Princess Diana during her concert. The ‘Starships’ singer was performing in Birmingham, UK, when she handed her microphone to a fan who shared that he was from Wales. Minaj drew a connection between Wales and the late Princess Diana, who was the Princess of Wales when married to King Charles. “Wales! It always reminds me of a dear friend of mine, well, she’s not here anymore but the Princess of Wales,” she said in a British accent. The 41-year-old then asked the crowd for a “moment of silence” for Princess Diana and held the microphone to her chest and bowed her head. Footage of this has gone viral online, with people making fun of Minaj for both her British accent and for calling Princess Diana her “dear friend.” “a dear friend of mine b**** been dead since 1997,” one person wrote on TikTok. Another said, “Since when is the Princess of Wales a dear friend.” “A dear friend of mine… She was 14 when Diana died…,” wrote a fan on X along with a laughing face emoji.