Nicki Minaj asked for a “moment of silence” for her “dear friend” Diana , Princess of Wales while performing in Birmingham, England. The Trinidadian rapper, 41, brought her Pink Friday 2 tour to the city’s Resorts World Arena yesterday (27 May). Midway through the show, she spoke to a member of the audience who told her they were from Wales.
Putting on a British accent, Minaj responded: “Wales? It always reminds me of a dear friend of mine...
well, she’s not here anymore, but the Princess of Wales.” After the crowd cheered, Minaj added: “Let’s have a moment of silence for her.” Fan-shot footage suggests the moment of silence was largely well observed.
Diana, the mother of Princes William and Harry, was killed in a car crash in a Paris underpass on 31 August 1997. Last year Minaj appeared on a remix of fellow rapper Ice Spice’s single “Princess Diana”, a song which includes the lyric: “When we come out, it look like Princess Diana on the street”. The remix was a top five hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Earlier in the day, Minaj had apologized to fans and announced a new date for her show at Manchester’s Co-op Live after her arrest at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam forced the arena to cancel the concert . She had been scheduled to perform at the arena on Saturday but was forced to cancel the gig after she was arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of exporting soft drugs. She was fined €350 (£300) and allowed to continue on her journey.
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