An American lawyer travelling to the UK on a research trip suddenly died mid-flight after falling asleep on her mother’s shoulder, a coronial inquest has heard. Rachel Green, 44, was on a seven hour flight to London from Minneapolis to conduct historical research for her book about Eleanor of Aquitaine, when she fell asleep and became unresponsive on April 30, 2025. Rachel Green (left) was an “angel” before her untimely death, pictured here with her sister Roxanne Carney. Ms Green had also received previous psychiatric care, which her sister Roxanne Carney questioned at the coronial inquest after she revealed her sister had reported an “abnormal” heart test which was not treated. “Rachel had spent the past couple of years recovering from an unexpected illness, relearning to walk, and having to relocate back to her hometown in Minnesota to recuperate,” Ms Carney said.