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'I'm still digesting it': Michael Douglas remembers his late mother Diana and plans on taking her ashes back to Bermuda

Published: 12:01 EST, 14 July 2015 | Updated: 16:37 EST, 14 July 2015

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Michael Douglas is still in shock over the death of his mother Diana Douglas Webster, who perished of cancer on July 3 at the age of 92.

'I'm still digesting it. It just sort of happened,' the 70-year-old actor told People on Monday evening.

'[She had a] wicked sense of humor, very bright. [She taught me to] give it your best shot. She's English and Bermudian, so they have kind of this stiff upper lip and can carry on.'

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'It just sort of happened': Michael Douglas is still in shock over the death of his mother Diana Douglas Webster, who perished of cancer on July 3 at the age of 92 (pictured Monday)

The two-time Oscar winner appeared onscreen with Diana - who retired from acting in 2008 - in the 2003 dramedy It Runs in the Family.

Webster divorced his 98-year-old 'sharp as a tack' father - three-time Oscar nominee Kirk Douglas - back in 1951 following an eight-year marriage.

Two days after his beloved mother passed away at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital, Michael wrote on Facebook: 'I will love and miss her forever.'

The 70-year-old actor recalled: '[She had a] wicked sense of humor, very bright. [She taught me to] give it your best shot. She's English and Bermudian, so they have kind of this stiff upper lip and can carry on' (pictured in 2009)

The family business: The two-time Oscar winner appeared onscreen with Diana - who retired from acting in 2008 - in the 2003 dramedy It Runs in the Family

Diana Douglas Webster starred in It Runs In The Family

It Runs in the Family: Webster divorced his 98-year-old 'sharp as a tack' father - three-time Oscar nominee Kirk Douglas (L) - back in 1951 following an eight-year marriage

Two days after his beloved mother passed away at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital, Michael wrote on Facebook: 'I will love and miss her forever'

On Tuesday, the Beyond the Reach star confirmed to ITV's Lorraine that he would soon head to Bermuda to officially lay her to rest.

'Bermuda is very special. I was raised there with my mother who passed away just recently and I'll be taking her ashes back to Bermuda soon,' Douglas told host Lorraine Kelly.

'My mother's side of the family, you should know, is Scottish. They were originally, say, privateers and ended up in Bermuda in the 1600s and so my family established itself in Bermuda in the 1600s.'

Despite their six-month split in 2013, Michael and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones are excited to celebrate their 15th anniversary on November 18.

'Bermuda is very special. I was raised there with my mother': On Tuesday, the Beyond the Reach star confirmed to ITV's Lorraine that he would soon head to Bermuda to officially lay her to rest

Michael Douglas highly recommends going gluten-free

'We are really, really happy and enjoying our time together': Despite their six-month split in 2013, Michael and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones are excited to celebrate their 15th anniversary on November 18 (pictured July 8)

'We are really, really happy and enjoying our time together and enjoying [time] with the kids, it's a great time,' the And So It Goes star told the 55-year-old presenter.

The five-time Golden Globe winner and the 45-year-old Oscar winner are parents to daughter Carys, 12, and son Dylan, who turns 15 next month.

Douglas laughed: 'Dylan takes particular pride in acting as my agent, telling me, "Dad you have to do this movie, Dad you don’t understand, this is a whole new audience for you!"'

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas pose with family

United front: The five-time Golden Globe winner and the 45-year-old Oscar winner are parents to daughter Carys, 12, and son Dylan, who turns 15 next month (pictured July 8)

Douglas laughed: 'Dylan takes particular pride in acting as my agent, telling me, "Dad you have to do this movie, Dad you don’t understand, this is a whole new audience for you!"' (pictured July 8)

Incarcerated on narcotics charges: Meawnhile, Michael's eldest son Cameron will be released from the Pennsylvania Cumberland Federal Corrections Institute in March 2017 (pictured 2005)

Meawnhile, Michael's eldest son Cameron will be released from the Pennsylvania Cumberland Federal Corrections Institute in March 2017.

The incarcerated 25-year-old - whose mother is Diandra Luker - was charged with possession of heroin as well as dealing cocaine and methamphetamine.

The tongue cancer survivor - who's five years sober himself - will next play Dr. Hank Pym, a scientist who invented the supersuit in Ant-Man.

The superhero flick - hitting US/UK theaters this Friday - also features Paul Rudd, Corey Stoll, Evangeline Lilly, Bobby Cannavale, and Michael Peña.

Paul Rudd stars as Ant-Man in the first full-length trailer

'Are you ready to become a hero?' The tongue cancer survivor - who's five years sober himself - will next play Dr. Hank Pym, a scientist who invented the supersuit in Ant-Man

'I want you to break into a place and steal some stuff': The superhero flick - hitting US/UK theaters this Friday - also features Paul Rudd (R), Corey Stoll, Evangeline Lilly, Bobby Cannavale, and Michael Peña