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

Sarah Ferguson's New Status

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

For Ferguson, sixty-six, the transition will be the most apparent.

For all these years, she has kept the courtesy royal post-marital designation Sarah, York Duchess. Currently, she reverts to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She certainly utilizes the title – including her social media profile is @SarahTheDuchess."

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

Last month, multiple organizations removed her as ambassador after correspondence from over a decade ago revealed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" and appeared to express regret for her public criticism of him.

Business Ventures and Charity Work

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

And these, too, are more probable to be affected by the Epstein scandal than any change in title, notes one royal commentator.

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

"She's the ultimate survivor and master of reinvention," commented one monarchy writer.

The Daughters

For Andrew and Sarah's two daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no official alteration.

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

Additionally there is no modification to the royal succession order.

The prince stays eighth in line to the crown, succeeded by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position in that order.

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

Coming Opportunities

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 network – commentators also say they "can't see a world" in which they would step up into royal duties.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the fact that this scandal doesn't involve them, and it's not fair for it to impact them personally in the independent lives they are building for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

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

Ultimate Consequences

Ultimately, there appears to be minimal uncertainty that the person who will be most affected by all of this will be Prince Andrew himself.

For someone who consistently enjoyed the royal privileges, the pomp and the ceremony, the loss of his titles is deeply humiliating.

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