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The Duke's removal from the final remnants of royal life has not only altered his path - it's sending ripples through his immediate relatives too.

Fergie's New Status

His ex-wife has now lost her duchess title and will now be referred to 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. Now, she reverts to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She has lost a bit of cachet over this," said one monarchy expert. "She certainly utilizes the title – including her social media profile is @TheDuchessSarah."

But the relinquishment of her status may affect her much less than the controversy she's dealing with independently about her own connections to the convicted financier.

Last month, multiple organizations removed her as ambassador after correspondence from 2011 revealed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Business Ventures and Philanthropy

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

And these, too, are more likely to be affected by the Epstein scandal 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 ultimate survivor and master of reinvention," commented one monarchy writer.

The Princesses

For the couple's offspring, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no formal change.

They will still be known as princesses, which they have been granted since birth.

Additionally there is no change to the line of succession.

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

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

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 King's Foundation program – experts also suggest they "don't envision a world" in which they would advance into official responsibilities.

"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 not fair for it to impact them personally in the independent lives they are building for themselves," says one monarchy analyst.

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

Final Impact

Ultimately, 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 consistently enjoyed the royal privileges, the ceremony and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

Therefore lacking these, on a individual basis, will significantly count.