Michael Douglas Is Sweetly Joined by Sons Cameron and Dylan on Royal Red Carpet for 2024 Princess Grace Awards

Mar. 15, 2025

Dylan Michael Douglas, Michael Douglas and Cameron Douglas.Photo:Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty

Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty

Douglas smiles in the middle, his arms wrapped around his boys, and he is wearing a black suit and black bowtie. On his left, Dylan rocks a navy blue suit and black bow tie matching his father’s. Cameron stands to the right of the film producer, sporting a black suit, black and grey striped tie and thick-frame black glasses.

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Michael Douglas, Dylan, Carys.Michael Loccisano/Getty

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Douglas shares his older son with ex-wife Diandra Luker. He shares Dylan, as well as daughter Carys, 21, with his wife, actressCatherine Zeta-Jones.

Speaking to PEOPLE at the event about Princess Grace, Douglas credits her “gracefulness and class” as to why her legacy as an actor continues to resonate so intensely today.

“She shined from the inside out. She was brought up very well, had wonderful manners, and I think left a very good impression, and was actually a wonderful influence, even as young as she was, on Hollywood and just how she conducted herself,” says Douglas. “And had an amazing run of successful films, in such a short period of time. Quite impressive!”

Douglas, who was recognized at the event with the Prince Rainier III Award, adds that he was “honored” to be presented with the accolade.

“I’m honored because I knew Grace Kelly, when I was a young man, in the eight years that she was in Hollywood. She left when she was 26, and I was just a young kid, but I remember her quite well, and she was a stunning person,” he shares.

In an interview withThe Telegraphfrom April, theFatal Attractionstar remembered an awkward moment that happened on a university campus when he was visiting one of his children.

“This is not grandfather’s day, this is parents’ day. I say, ‘I am a parent,’ ” he recalled someone telling him when he went to visit the college. “That was a rough one.”

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Dylan Michael Douglas, Michael Douglas, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.Jon Kopaloff/WireImage

Jon Kopaloff/WireImage

Dylan and Carys both enrolled at Brown University, whereDylan graduatedfrom in 2022. In the interview, Douglas shared how he and Zeta-Jones, 55, were fairing in their empty nest.

“Catherine and I have been together, it’ll be 25 years this year. So it’s been a good ride and I’ve been very fortunate, happy with the choices that I’ve made and now am kind of really backing off and smelling the roses a little more, traveling more,” he said, noting that some activities he used to enjoy, like skiing, are getting harder as he gets older.

TheAnt-Man and the Waspstar called his two younger kids “extraordinary beings” who have been “a joy” to raise.

source: people.com