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The Duke's removal from the final remnants of monarchical duties has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves through his family too.

Fergie's Title Change

The former spouse has now surrendered her ducal status and will simply be known as Sarah Ferguson.

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

For all these years, she has maintained the honorary royal divorcee title Sarah, Duchess of York. Now, she reverts to her maiden name of Ferguson.

"She has lost a bit of cachet over this," said one royal commentator. "She certainly utilizes the title – including her social media profile is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the loss of her title may affect her much less than the scandal she's dealing with independently about her own links with the convicted financier.

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

Business Ventures and Charity Work

Away from her charitable activities, Ferguson also has various business ventures.

And these ventures, are more likely to be impacted by the Epstein controversy than any alteration in status, says one monarchy analyst.

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

"She is the ultimate survivor and master of reinvention," said one monarchy writer.

The Daughters

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

They will still be known as princesses, which they have been granted since birth.

Additionally there is no modification to the line of succession.

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

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

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also presently non-official royals, and while they occasionally accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently named as a mentor for the monarch's charity network – experts also suggest they "can't see a world" in which they would advance into official responsibilities.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an understanding of the reality that this controversy doesn't involve them, and it's not fair for it to affect them personally in the independent lives they are building for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

"The princesses are most unfortunate affected parties, they've had to endure quietly and have been dignified in their reserve," states another royal author.

Ultimate Consequences

Ultimately, there seems to be little doubt that the individual who will be most affected by these developments will be Prince Andrew himself.

For someone who always liked the trappings of royalty, the ceremony and the ceremony, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

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