How the Duke's Removal of Titles Signifies for Sarah Ferguson, Beatrice and Eugenie

Prince Andrew's exit from the last vestiges of monarchical duties has not only altered his path - it's creating waves through his immediate relatives too.

Sarah Ferguson's Title Change

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

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

Throughout this period, she has kept the courtesy royal divorcee title Sarah, Duchess of York. Currently, she reverts to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She has lost a certain prestige over this," said one monarchy expert. "She certainly utilizes the title – including her Twitter bio is @TheDuchessSarah."

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

Last month, several charities dropped her as patron after an email from 2011 showed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her negative comments 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 alteration in status, notes one monarchy analyst.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in royal circles. She has continued recovering strongly.

"She is the ultimate survivor and master of reinvention," said one royal author.

The Daughters

For Andrew and Sarah's offspring, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no formal change.

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

There is also no change to the royal succession order.

Andrew remains 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 likely become even more remote as years pass.

Coming Opportunities

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-working royals, and while they do sometimes take on roles – The younger princess was recently named as a advisor for the monarch's charity network – experts also say they "can't see a world" in which they would step up into official responsibilities.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the fact that this controversy doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to impact them directly in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves," says one monarchy analyst.

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

Final Impact

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

For someone who consistently enjoyed the trappings of royalty, the ceremony and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is profoundly embarrassing.

So to not have those, on a personal level, will really matter.