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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 New Status

His ex-wife has now lost her duchess title and will simply be known as Sarah Ferguson.

For Ferguson, 66, the transition will be the most visible.

Throughout this period, she has maintained the honorary royal divorcee title Sarah, York Duchess. Currently, she reverts to her maiden name of Ferguson.

"She has lost a bit of cachet over this," said one monarchy expert. "She certainly utilizes the title – even her social media profile is @TheDuchessSarah."

But the relinquishment of her status may affect her much less than the scandal she's facing separately about her own connections to the convicted financier.

Last month, several charities removed her as patron after correspondence from 2011 showed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" and appeared to express regret for her public criticism of him.

Professional Endeavors and Philanthropy

Away from her philanthropy, Ferguson also has multiple commercial enterprises.

And these ventures, are more probable 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's kept bouncing back.

"She's the ultimate survivor and expert at transforming," said one royal author.

The Princesses

For the couple's two daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, there's no official alteration.

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

There is also no modification 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 position respectively.

But in practice their positions are "low down" and will likely become much further down as years pass.

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also presently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – The younger princess was recently named as a mentor for the monarch's charity network – experts also suggest they "don't envision a world" 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 doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to impact them directly in the independent lives they are building for themselves," explains one monarchy analyst.

"Their daughters are most unfortunate victims, they've had to suffer in silence and have been dignified in their silence," states another monarchy writer.

Ultimate Consequences

Ultimately, there appears to be minimal uncertainty that the person who will be most affected by these developments will be the Duke himself.

For someone who always liked the royal privileges, the pomp and the pageantry, the loss of his titles is deeply humiliating.

Therefore lacking those, on a individual basis, will really matter.