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The Duke's exit 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

The former spouse has now lost her duchess title and will simply be known as Sarah Ferguson.

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

Throughout this period, she has maintained the honorary royal divorcee title Sarah, Duchess of York. Now, she returns to her maiden name of Ferguson.

"She has lost a certain prestige over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She certainly does use the title – even her Twitter bio is @TheDuchessSarah."

But the relinquishment of her status may affect her much less than the controversy she's dealing with independently about her own links with 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 "supreme friend" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Professional Endeavors and Philanthropy

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

And these, too, are more probable 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 recovering strongly.

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

The Daughters

For the couple's two daughters, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no formal change.

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

Additionally there is no modification to the line of succession.

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 practice their positions are "low down" and will likely become even more remote as time goes on.

Future Prospects

Beatrice and Eugenie are also currently non-working royals, and while they occasionally accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a mentor for the King's Foundation program – commentators also say they "can't see a scenario" in which they would step up into royal duties.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the reality that this controversy isn't about them, and it's not fair for it to affect them directly in the separate paths they are building for themselves," explains one monarchy analyst.

"Their daughters are particularly unlucky affected parties, they've had to endure quietly and have been composed in their silence," states another royal author.

Final Impact

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

For someone who always liked the royal privileges, the ceremony and the ceremony, the relinquishment of his honors is profoundly embarrassing.

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