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Prince Andrew's exit from the last vestiges of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's sending ripples through his immediate relatives too.

Sarah Ferguson's Title Change

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

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

For all these years, she has maintained the honorary royal post-marital designation Sarah, York Duchess. Currently, she returns to her maiden name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," noted one royal commentator. "She definitely utilizes the title – even her Twitter bio is @TheDuchessSarah."

But the relinquishment of her status may impact her much less than the scandal she's facing separately about her own connections to the convicted financier.

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

Business Ventures and Charity Work

Separate from her philanthropy, Ferguson also has multiple commercial enterprises.

And these ventures, are more likely to be affected by the Epstein controversy than any change in title, says one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in royal circles. She's kept bouncing back.

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

The Princesses

For Andrew and Sarah's two daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no official alteration.

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

Additionally there is no modification to the line of succession.

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

But in practice their standing are "distant" and will likely become much further down as years pass.

Future Prospects

The princesses are also presently non-working royals, and while they occasionally take on roles – Princess Eugenie was recently named as a advisor for the monarch's charity network – experts also say they "don't envision a scenario" in which they would advance into royal duties.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the fact that this scandal doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to affect them personally in the separate paths they are carving out for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

"The princesses are most unfortunate victims, they've had to suffer in silence and have been dignified in their silence," adds another monarchy writer.

Final Impact

In the end, there seems to be little doubt that the individual who will be most impacted by all of this will be the Duke himself.

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

So to not have those, on a personal level, will significantly count.