Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:21:35 -0800 zerosugar from private IP, post #11053801 đ„ș /all The Kessler Twins sisters Alice and Ellen die together aged 89 Very disturbing. See below https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/18/the-kessler-twins-sisters-alice-and-ellen-die-together-aged-89 German pop duo who last year said their wish was âto leave togetherâ had joint assisted death at their home in GrĂŒnwald Alice and Ellen Kessler, the pop singing sisters who were famous in Europe in the 1960s, especially in Italy where they were credited for bringing glamour to the countryâs TV network, have died aged 89. The identical twins had chosen to have a joint assisted death at their home in GrĂŒnwald, close to Munich, on Monday, said Wega Wetzel, a spokesperson for Deutsche Gesellschaft fĂŒr Humanes Sterben (DGHS), a Berlin-based assisted dying association. In Germany, active euthanasia is banned but according to the constitution every person has the right to a self-determined death, a principle that encompasses the freedom to take oneâs own life and use assistance provided voluntarily by third parties. The sisters administered the life-ending drugs in the presence of a physician and lawyer, who then called the police. âThe police come to check the situation and the circumstances, and if itâs all OK then itâs OK,â Wetzel said, adding that their decision had been made âover a long period of time and was well thought through. There were no mental health issues.â In an interview last year with Italyâs Corriere della Sera, the sisters said their wish was âto leave together, on the same day ⊠The idea that one of the two will go first is very difficult to bearâ. They told the German newspaper Bild that they wanted their ashes to be placed into the same urn one day and for it to be buried alongside their mother and dog, Yello. Born in 1936 in Nerchau, the sisters began as child ballet dancers with the Leipzig Opera, with their singing and dancing career taking off from the age of 16 after their family fled East Germany for DĂŒsseldorf. They represented West Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1959, finishing in eighth place. They performed at The Lido in Paris in the late 1950s, where they met Elvis Presley in 1959, and Don Lurio, a US-born Italian choreographer who brought them to Italy in 1961. In Italy, where they were called âthe legs of the nationâ by a male-dominated press, their career thrived. They made their debut in the country on Raiâs hugely popular musical variety shows Giardino dâinverno and Studio Uno. and female independence, whose success in Italy came during an era of rigid conservative morals. But with their popularity came controversy, with the womenâs bare legs breaching Raiâs strict dress-code rules. They were made to wear thick black stockings during their performances. The Kesslers said in the interview with Corriere: âWe were scantily clad on TV, but we think we were always elegant, never vulgar. There were criticisms, but that was a plus for us.â During their later career in Italy, they performed in films and in theatre productions. The sisters also enjoyed success in the US, where they performed with artists including Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire. They lived together in the Trastevere neighbourhood of Rome until 1986, when they moved back to Germany and settled in GrĂŒnwald. They both had romances â Ellen was with the Italian actor Umberto Orsini for 20 years, while Alice had relationships with the French actor Marcel Amont and Italian actor Enrico Maria Salerno. But they made a pact to never get married. In several interviews, they said this decision was influenced by their motherâs unhappy marriage due to domestic violence. They told Corriere that their work gave them a clear sense of independence. âWe had a clear idea right from the start, ever since we were girls: we had to be independent. We didnât want to depend on a man in any way. âWe were feminists, but without thinking about it: from the age of 15, we started earning our own living. Weâve always been independent. Perhaps, in the end, we became a little dependent on each other.â #News #PublicFiguresReplies require login.
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