Reports: Married Gay Couple Among the Dead after India Plane Crash
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Reports: Married Gay Couple Among the Dead after India Plane Crash

Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 3 MIN.

Married entrepreneurs Jamie Greenlaw-Meek and his husband, Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, are among the casualties of the June 12 crash in Ahmedabad, India, which only one passenger survived, UK newspaper the Independent reports.

The crash killed nearly 250 passengers and crew, among which were 53 people from the UK, the newspaper detailed.

The Greenlaw-Meeks, residents of London who ran a "spiritual wellness company," had been on a "wellness retreat" in India, the writeup relayed. Reports say that a short time before the tragedy, the couple had posted a video of themselves on their company's Instagram, in which they happily recounted their trip and made jocular comments about the long flight ahead.

"We really have been on quite a journey and then just spending the last night here in this most amazing hotel, we've just had the most delicious Thali food," Jamie said in the video, the Independent recounted. "It was the perfect way to round up the trip."

"In another clip shared to social media," the Independent added, "they described their trip as a 'magical experience' and promised to share a vlog with their followers of their 'mind blowing things'."

The couple said in the video that they were "going back happily happily happily calm."

"The Wellness Foundry, which is located in Vauxhall, offers psychic readings, tarot cards and aura readings," the Independent detailed, "and has partnered with major brands such as Netflix, Google and Dior."

UK newspaper The Standard detailed that the company also "offers... reiki and yoga."

The couple had "been together since 2019," the Standard noted, "getting married in various ceremonies, including one in Las Vegas, in 2022."

The couple's video clip did not seem to be up at the company's Instagram as of the morning of June 13, but a number of other posts and clips were. One video recounted how Fiongal was a guest on talk show "This Morning" to explain the art of "aura reading," while another showed how he also "appeared on 'Made in Chelsea' stars' Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo on their popular 'Newly Weds' podcast, to offer them a tarot card reading," the Independent relayed.

The couple were slated to bring workshops to Ramsgate Pride this coming weekend. The organization posted a message to its Instagram Stories expressing grief at the "sudden and devastating loss" of the Greenlaw-Meeks.

The BBC reported that "the London-bound Boeing 787 flight... went down shortly after take off" on June 12. The plane crashed into a building and exploded in flames. Miraculously, one passenger – UK citizen Vishwashkumar Ramesh – walked away from the crash. Mr. Ramesh was the only person known to have survived the tragedy.


by Kilian Melloy , EDGE Staff Reporter

Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.

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