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Prince Andrew's exit from the last vestiges of monarchical duties has not only reshaped his future - it's sending ripples through his family too.

Fergie's New Status

The former spouse has now lost her duchess title and will now be referred to as Sarah Ferguson.

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

For all these years, she has kept the courtesy royal divorcee title Sarah, York Duchess. Currently, she returns to her birth 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 @SarahTheDuchess."

But the relinquishment of her status may affect her much less than the controversy she's dealing with independently 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 "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Professional Endeavors and Philanthropy

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

And these, too, are more likely to be affected by the Epstein scandal than any alteration in status, notes one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in monarchical networks. She has continued recovering strongly.

"She is the supreme perseverer and expert at transforming," commented one royal author.

The Princesses

For Andrew and Sarah's two daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, there's no formal change.

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

There is also no modification to the line of succession.

The prince stays eighth position to the crown, followed by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place in that order.

But in reality their positions are "distant" and will likely become even more remote as time goes on.

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also currently non-working royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a advisor for the monarch's charity program – commentators also say they "don't envision a scenario" in which they would step up into royal duties.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the reality that this controversy isn't about them, and it's unjust for it to affect them directly in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," says one monarchy analyst.

"The princesses are particularly unlucky affected parties, they've had to suffer in silence and have been dignified in their reserve," adds another monarchy writer.

Ultimate Consequences

In the end, there appears to be minimal uncertainty that the individual who will be most affected by these developments will be the Duke himself.

For a man who always liked the royal privileges, the ceremony and the ceremony, the loss of his titles is deeply humiliating.

So to not have those, on a individual basis, will significantly count.