Twin sisters who worked with entertainers including Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire have died aged 89.

Alice and Ellen Kessler, who were usually referred to as the Kessler Twins, were sisters from Germany who worked in singing, dancing and acting throughout Europe in the 1950s and 1960s.

Throughout their career they also worked with stars including Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, and Eddie Fisher.

However, this week it was announced the pair decided to end their lives together, dying on Monday in their home near Munich.

As per German newspaper Bild, the sisters chose to die by medical aid, which is legal in Germany.

According to the publication, the sisters ‘no longer wanted to live’ and ‘they had chosen to end their lives together’. Police were reportedly notified after the

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