Overview
- According to testamentary instructions, there will be no public ceremony or guests and the sisters’ urns are to be placed quietly in the family plot at Waldfriedhof Grünwald.
- German burial law bars a single urn for multiple people and prohibits mixing human and pet ashes, so their wish to rest together with their dog cannot be fulfilled.
- DGHS confirmed the assisted suicide at the twins’ Grünwald home and reports say a physician and an attorney were present as part of the arranged process.
- Coverage cites health issues, particularly for Ellen, including a stroke, heart problems and depression, and notes the pair joined an assisted-dying organization in 2023 and left farewell packages for friends.
- Public reaction continues, with Thomas Gottschalk saying he cannot understand the decision and Andrea Kiewel calling it acceptable, while reports also describe a revised estate plan to share bequests among several charities.