Alice and Ellen Kessler, better known as the Kessler Twins, died together by medically assisted death at their home in Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany, on November 17, according to the German Society for Humane Dying and the German Humanist Association. They were 89.The Kessler Twins were not married but were known to have had several love affairs throughout their lives. They remained inseparable, both personally and professionally.In 2019 and later in 2024, the duo told German publication Bild that they wanted their ashes stored in the same urn, one they had already chosen, and had included this instruction in their wills.“Ellen and I want our ashes to one day be mixed with our mother's ashes – and for all three of us to be buried in the same urn in our mother's grave. The shared urn also saves space. These days, we should save space everywhere, even in the cemetery. That’s what we stipulated in our will,” Alice Kessler said back then.Bild also reported that the twins’ mother is buried at the Waldfriedhof cemetery near Munich, while their father was buried by the Baltic Sea.All you need to know about the Kessler TwinsAlice and Ellen Kessler were born as identical twins in Nerchau, Gau Saxony, Germany, in August 1936. Their parents were Paul and Elsa Kaessler, who died in 1979 and 1977, respectively.The sisters began taking ballet and cabaret lessons at age 6 and later joined the Leipzig Opera. During the Second World War, when they were teenagers, their family escaped from East Germany using a visitor visa. They first reached Düsseldorf in West Germany before eventually settling in Paris, France.In 1959, after performing at the Lido with the Bluebell Girls, the Kessler Twins reportedly crossed paths with America’s King of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley. Subsequently, they competed in the Eurovision Song Contest, securing 8th place. They also toured across the postwar USA for a brief period.In the early 1960s, the duo moved to Italy and soon began their careers as singers, dancers, and actresses. The Kessler Twins appeared on the big screen and on television in movies and variety shows, including Studio Uno, Giardino d’inverno, The Red Skelton Hour, The Ed Sullivan Show, Beautiful Girls, The Beggar Student, and Sodom and Gomorrah, among others.At 40, the sisters appeared on the cover of the Italian edition of Playboy and later on Life Magazine. Throughout their lives, they were recognized as famous European entertainers and performers who collaborated with A-listers, including Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, and Harry Belafonte.The Ed Sullivan Show @EdSullivanShowLINK🌹 Honoring the extraordinary lives of the Kessler Twins. Alice & Ellen were dazzling stars, true legends, and sisters whose grace, charm, and magic will shine forever. ✨However, they were best known for their “Da-da-un-pa” dance and music routine, which earned them the nickname “the nation’s legs.” Germans called them Die Kessler-Zwillinge, while Italians knew them as Le Gemelle Kessler.In 1986, they moved back to their hometown to lead a secluded life with their dog Yello and made occasional public appearances.On Monday, authorities responded to a call at their home in Grünwald, where the Kessler Sisters lived in adjoining apartments with a sliding wall in the middle. They died from medically assisted euthanasia.