Nicki Minaj mocked for calling Princess Diana a ‘dear friend’ during at UK concert

Nicki Minaj shocked fans when she bizarrely paid tribute to the late Princess Diana at her UK concert.

Nicki Minaj paid tribute to the late Princess Diana at her Birmingham concert.

Nicki Minaj received mixed reviews from fans after she asked for a moment of silence for her “dear friend” Princess Diana at a concert over the weekend.

The Super Bass rapper was performing on stage in Birmingham, England, on Sunday when she handed her pink microphone over to an attendee who declared that he was from Wales, reports Page Six.

Minaj took the moment to link the guest’s hometown to the late royal –– who was the Princess of Wales when she was married to King Charles III.

“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 during her concert, per a TikTok video.

The Queen of Rap, 41, then paused and called for a “moment of silence” for the late princess and held the microphone to her chest and looked down for a few seconds while the audience became slightly quieter.

After a few seconds, Minaj kept up the British accent while listing off more cities in the United Kingdom.

It didn’t take long for the video to go viral and for fans to tease Minaj for both her accent and calling Princess Diana her “dear friend.”

“a dear friend of mine (she has) been dead since 1997,” one person commented under the TikTok video.

“Since when is the princess of wales a dear friend to her,” someone else wondered.

“Not Nickis dear friend lady Di,” another user wrote.

Nicki Minaj paid tribute to the late Princess Diana at her Birmingham concert.

Minaj also spoke in a British accent during the gig on Sunday.

“A dear friend of mine… She was 14 when Diana died…,” someone shared on Twitter.

However, other people gave her credit for the pause and applauded her accent.

“our queen literally paying respect to diana,” someone wrote under the TikTok video, while another added, “the moment of silence was so cute.”

“I love your fake British accent tho QUEEN,” one person tweeted.

Minaj has previously expressed her love and admiration for Princess Diana and even released the hit song Princess Diana with Ice Spice in April 2023.

She also previously shared her 2018 album Queen was inspired by her.

The singer says Princess Diana was the inspiration behind her 2018 album Queen. Picture: Dave GAYWOOD / AFP

Diana passed away in 1997, aged just 36. Minaj would have been 14 at the time. Picture: Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

A rep for Minaj didn’t return Page Six’s request for comment.

The Super Freaky Girl singer has been making headlines over the last few days ever since she was arrested for suspicion of alleged drug possession in Amsterdam on Saturday.

Minaj even shared her arrest on Instagram by posting a video that showed police officers telling her they needed to search her bags after they found drugs.

She later confirmed via Twitter that the officers found marijuana but insisted that they belonged to someone from her security team.

Minaj was eventually released and fined for the possession, but she apologised several times to her fans after having to cancel her concert on Saturday night because of the delay.

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission