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Nicki Minaj’s Pink City 2 tour has been controversial. The American rapper’s European tour was made difficult by her arrest in Amsterdam for accused possession of soft drugs, which she strongly denied. She was released after being briefly detained, but the incident led to the cancellation of her Manchester show, which disappointed fans. However, keen to win back her British audience, Nicki’s Birmingham show was quite an event. In a surprise gesture, the rapper paid tribute to a famous star in the United Kingdom, Princess Diana.
During Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 tour in Birmingham, which took place at Resorts World Arena, the singer paid tribute to the late Princess Diana.
Despite being 14 years old at the time of Diana’s death, Minaj referred to her as a ‘close friend.’ With the crowd roaring, Nicki asked everyone to hold a minute of silence in memory of the late Princess, who died tragically over 26 years ago. Nicki stopped the music for a while, shouting in her best British voice, “Wales – it always reminds me of a dear friend of mine, well she’s not here anymore, but the Princess of Wales. Let’s have a moment of silence for her.”
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Although the crowd may have found this gesture nice or confusing, netizens were not happy. They were noticeably astonished when the rapper called the beloved princess her ‘dear friend’. Many thought that the shoutout was a reference to Nicki’s 2023 hit song Princess Diana, which features rapper Ice Spice. The song’s theme is about royalty and how to ask for respect in your life, similar to Princess Diana.
