T he legendary Kessler twins – Alice and Ellen – whose names became synonymous with Europe’s postwar entertainment boom, have died at the age of 89. The inseparable German-born performers, celebrated across Italy’s golden age of television and admired internationally for their charisma and precision, chose to end their lives together through medically assisted dying on November 17, according to German daily Bild. Authorities confirmed there were no signs of foul play.

A shared life and a shared final decision

The twin sisters, who lived in adjoining flats in Grünwald separated only by a sliding wall, had long been open about wanting to remain united in life and in death. More than a year ago, they told Bild that they wished to have their ashes placed in a single urn with those of their

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