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Prince Andrew's removal from the final remnants of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's creating waves through his family too.

Sarah Ferguson's Title Change

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

For Sarah, 66, the change will be the most visible.

Throughout this period, she has maintained the honorary royal post-marital designation Sarah, York Duchess. Currently, she reverts to her maiden name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She definitely does use the title – including her Twitter bio is @TheDuchessSarah."

But the loss of her title may impact her much less than the scandal she's dealing with independently about her own links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Last month, multiple organizations dropped her as patron after correspondence from over a decade ago showed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Business Ventures and Charity Work

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

And these, too, are more likely to be impacted by the Epstein scandal than any alteration in status, says one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in monarchical networks. She's kept recovering strongly.

"She's the ultimate survivor and expert at transforming," said one monarchy writer.

The Daughters

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

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

There is also no change to the line of succession.

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

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

Coming Opportunities

Beatrice and Eugenie are also presently non-official royals, and while they occasionally accept positions – The younger princess was recently announced as a mentor for the monarch's charity program – experts also suggest 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 scandal isn't about them, and it's unjust for it to affect them directly in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves," says one royal commentator.

"The princesses are most unfortunate victims, they've had to endure quietly and have been composed in their reserve," states another monarchy writer.

Ultimate Consequences

Ultimately, there seems to be little doubt that the individual who will be most impacted by these developments will be the Duke 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 these, on a individual basis, will significantly count.