Alice and Ellen Kessler — common German entertainers and twin sisters — died collectively on Monday on the age of 89.
In line with the German newspaper Bild, the sisters had chosen to “end their lives together,” as they “no longer wanted to live.”
The German Society for Humane Dying said that the ladies died via joint medical-assisted suicide within the suburb of Grünwald, situated close to Munich. Wega Wetzel, a spokesperson for DGHS, spoke with CNN on Tuesday concerning their demise.
“The decisive factor is likely to have been the desire to die together on a specific date,” Wetzel instructed the outlet, saying that she additionally was not aware about the precise reasoning behind the choice.
“Their desire to die was well-considered, long-standing, and free from any psychiatric crisis,” she stated.
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The twins are anticipated to be buried subsequent to their mom, Elsa, and their canine, Yello. Again in April 2024, they instructed Bild that their hope was for his or her ashes to be positioned collectively in a single urn.
In Germany, an individual could finish their life through medically assisted dying underneath particular circumstances, together with that they’re an grownup, mentally succesful and performing with their full independence and intent, in response to Bild.
The Kessler sisters’ rise to worldwide stardom started after they turned a part of the Bluebell Lady troupe at Paris’ Lido, a transfer that set their world profession in movement. They have been celebrated throughout post-war Europe — not just for their artistry and magnificence, but additionally for the unmistakable closeness that outlined them.
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