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

Fergie's Title Change

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

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

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

"She will have lost a bit of cachet over this," said one royal commentator. "She definitely 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 dealing with independently about her own connections to the convicted financier.

Recently, multiple organizations removed her as patron after correspondence from over a decade ago showed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her negative comments of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

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

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

"She's the supreme perseverer and expert at transforming," said one royal author.

The Princesses

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

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

Additionally there is no modification to the royal succession order.

Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne, followed by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position respectively.

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

Coming Opportunities

Beatrice and Eugenie are also presently non-working royals, and while they occasionally accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a mentor for the monarch's charity network – experts also suggest they "don't envision a world" in which they would step up into official responsibilities.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an appreciation of the fact that this scandal doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to impact them personally in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves," says one royal commentator.

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

Ultimate Consequences

In the end, there appears to be little doubt 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 relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

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