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Prince Andrew's removal from the final remnants of royal life has not only altered his path - it's sending ripples through his family too.

Fergie's Title Change

His ex-wife has now surrendered her ducal status and will now be referred to as Sarah Ferguson.

For Sarah, 66, the change will be the most visible.

Throughout this period, she has maintained the honorary royal divorcee title Sarah, Duchess of York. Now, she returns to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She definitely does use the title – including her Twitter bio is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the relinquishment of her status may impact her much less than the scandal she's facing separately about her own links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Last month, several charities removed her as ambassador after an email from over a decade ago showed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and appeared to express regret for her negative comments of him.

Professional Endeavors and Philanthropy

Separate from her philanthropy, Ferguson also has various business ventures.

And these ventures, are more likely to be impacted by the Epstein controversy than any alteration in status, says one royal commentator.

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

"She is the supreme perseverer and expert at transforming," commented one monarchy writer.

The Princesses

For Andrew and Sarah's two daughters, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no official alteration.

They continue to be known as princesses, which they have been entitled to since birth.

Additionally there is no change to the royal succession order.

The prince stays eighth in line to the throne, succeeded by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place respectively.

But in practice their positions are "low down" and will likely become even more remote as time goes on.

Future Prospects

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently named as a mentor for the monarch's charity program – experts also say they "don't envision a world" in which they would step up into royal duties.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the reality that this controversy isn't about them, and it's not fair for it to affect them directly in the independent lives they are building for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

"The princesses are most unfortunate affected parties, they've had to endure quietly and have been dignified in their reserve," states another royal author.

Final Impact

Ultimately, there seems to be minimal uncertainty that the individual who will be most impacted by these developments will be the Duke himself.

For a man who consistently enjoyed the royal privileges, the pomp and the ceremony, the loss of his titles is profoundly embarrassing.

Therefore lacking these, on a personal level, will really matter.