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The Duke's removal from the last vestiges of royal life 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 Sarah, 66, the transition will be the most visible.

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

"She will have lost a bit of cachet over this," said one monarchy expert. "She certainly does use the title – even 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 links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Last month, several charities dropped her as patron after correspondence from over a decade ago revealed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and appeared to express regret for her public criticism of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

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

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in royal circles. She's kept bouncing back.

"She is the supreme perseverer and master of reinvention," commented one royal author.

The Daughters

For Andrew and Sarah's two daughters, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, 35, there's no official alteration.

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

Additionally there is no change to the royal succession order.

The prince stays eighth position to the throne, followed by his daughters 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

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-working royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a mentor for the monarch's charity program – commentators also suggest they "don't envision a scenario" in which they would step up into official responsibilities.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the fact that this controversy isn't about them, and it's not fair for it to affect them personally in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

"The princesses are most unfortunate affected parties, they've had to suffer in silence and have been composed in their silence," states another royal author.

Ultimate Consequences

In the end, there appears to be minimal uncertainty that the person who will be most impacted by these developments will be Prince Andrew himself.

For a man who always liked the royal privileges, the pomp and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

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