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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 New Status

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

For Ferguson, 66, the transition will be the most apparent.

Throughout this period, 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 certain prestige over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She certainly does use the title – even her Twitter bio is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the relinquishment of her status may impact her much less than the scandal she's facing separately about her own links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Last month, several charities removed her as patron after correspondence from 2011 revealed that she referred to Epstein her "supreme friend" and appeared to express regret for her public criticism of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

And these ventures, are more probable to be affected by the Epstein controversy than any change in title, notes one monarchy analyst.

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

"She is the ultimate survivor and expert at transforming," said one royal author.

The Princesses

For the couple's offspring, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, 35, there's no formal change.

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

There is also no modification to the line of succession.

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

But in reality their standing are "distant" and will probably become much further down as time goes on.

Future Prospects

The princesses are also presently non-official royals, and while they occasionally accept positions – The younger princess was recently announced as a advisor for the monarch's charity program – experts also say they "don't envision a world" in which they would advance into royal duties.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an appreciation of the fact that this scandal 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 royal commentator.

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

Ultimate Consequences

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

For a man who consistently enjoyed the royal privileges, the pomp and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

So to not have those, on a individual basis, will significantly count.