Sharon Stone has long been Hollywood royalty to Us — and now she’s actually regal, according to her family tree.
“I think it feels particularly good, particularly because my royal lines go through France,” Stone, 66, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, January 30, at the American Heart Association’s Red Dress Collection Concert. “My grandparents founded France.”
According to Stone, “King Hugh and Queen Nora founded France” — a country that also holds special meaning to her.
“[It] is the place that’s very dear to my heart. It’s, like, a second home to my home,” Stone told Us. “All the princes and princesses through Burgundy were my relatives. That’s really beautiful and it’s really touching.”
She added, “I think if my father was alive to know that he had princely heritage, it would really touch his heart. But whether he knew it or not, my father had the air of kings.”
Stone discovered her heritage during an appearance on Finding Your Roots that aired last month. Show host Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. informed the Basic Instinct star that her father’s family line dated back to medieval times. In fact, famed Holy Roman Empire monarch Charlemagne is Stone’s 38th great-grandfather.
“Well if you want to see someone whose mind is completely blown, here it is,” she quipped on the episode. “There wasn’t time or moments to even think about [whether] there [was] anybody before them; there wasn’t the luxury of imagining ‘who were your ancestors.’ It’s so important to know who your people are. It’s really nice to be able to find that out.”
Stone brought her newfound regal sensibilities as the host of the AHA’s annual Red Dress Collection concert, which supports the organization’s Go Red for Women campaign and fighting cardiovascular diseases.
Stone embodied old-school Hollywood glam in a red sequined jumpsuit, which she paired with silver pumps, a coordinating choker necklace and hoop earrings. She accessorized her ensemble with bright, red lipstick.
The gala, held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, paid homage to a cause close to Stone’s heart as a stroke survivor. She previously suffered a brain hemorrhage in 2001.
“My recovery period was hell, quite frankly,” Stone recalled to Brain & Life Magazine in 2018. “I lost 18 percent of my body mass in nine days. I came out of the hospital looking like teeth on a stick. At that time, they didn’t have stroke recovery programs. Months later, I was really, really struggling.”
Stone’s condition steadily improved over time, helped in part by overhauling her diet, quitting alcohol and implementing a daily exercise regimen.
With reporting by Antonio Ferme
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