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The Duke's removal from the final remnants of royal life has not only altered his path - it's sending ripples through his immediate relatives too.

Fergie's New Status

The former spouse has now surrendered her ducal status and will now be referred to as Sarah Ferguson.

For Ferguson, sixty-six, the change will be the most visible.

For all these years, she has kept the courtesy royal divorcee title Sarah, York Duchess. Now, she reverts to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a bit of cachet over this," said one monarchy expert. "She certainly does use the title – including her social media profile is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the loss of her title may affect her much less than the controversy she's facing separately about her own links with the convicted financier.

Recently, several charities removed her as ambassador after an email from over a decade ago revealed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Professional Endeavors and Charity Work

Away from her charitable activities, Ferguson also has multiple commercial enterprises.

And these ventures, are more likely to be impacted by the Epstein scandal than any change in title, notes one monarchy analyst.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in monarchical networks. She has continued bouncing back.

"She's the supreme perseverer and expert at transforming," said one monarchy writer.

The Daughters

For the couple's offspring, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no formal change.

They will still be known as royal princesses, which they have been entitled to since their birth.

Additionally there is no modification to the line of succession.

Andrew remains eighth in line to the crown, followed by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position in that order.

But in reality their standing are "low down" and will probably become much further down as time goes on.

Future Prospects

The princesses are also currently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – The younger princess was recently announced as a advisor for the King's Foundation program – experts also say they "don't envision a scenario" in which they would advance into royal duties.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an appreciation of the reality that this scandal isn't about them, and it's not fair for it to impact them directly in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," explains one monarchy analyst.

"The princesses are most unfortunate victims, they've had to endure quietly and have been composed in their silence," adds another royal author.

Final Impact

In the end, there appears to be little doubt that the person who will be most affected by all of this will be Prince Andrew himself.

For a man who consistently enjoyed the trappings of royalty, the ceremony and the pageantry, the loss of his titles is deeply humiliating.

Therefore lacking these, on a personal level, will significantly count.