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The Duke's exit from the last vestiges of royal life has not only reshaped his future - it's sending ripples through his family too.

Sarah Ferguson's Title Change

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

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

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

"She will have lost a certain prestige over this," said one monarchy expert. "She definitely utilizes the title – including her Twitter bio is @SarahTheDuchess."

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

Recently, several charities removed her as ambassador after correspondence from 2011 revealed that she referred to Epstein her "greatest ally" 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 ventures, are more probable to be impacted by the Epstein scandal than any change in title, notes one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a great survivor in monarchical networks. She has continued recovering strongly.

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

The Daughters

For Andrew and Sarah's offspring, Beatrice, thirty-seven, and Eugenie, thirty-five, there's no formal change.

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

Additionally there is no modification to the royal succession order.

Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne, followed by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place respectively.

But in reality their standing are "low down" and will probably become much further down as years pass.

Coming Opportunities

The princesses are also presently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently named as a mentor for the King's Foundation program – experts also say they "can't see a world" in which they would advance into royal duties.

"As far as Beatrice and Eugenie are concerned, I think there's an appreciation of the fact that this controversy doesn't involve them, and it's unjust for it to affect them personally in the independent lives they are building for themselves," says one royal commentator.

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

Final Impact

Ultimately, there appears to be minimal uncertainty that the person who will be most impacted by all of this will be Prince Andrew himself.

For a man who consistently enjoyed the trappings of royalty, the ceremony and the pageantry, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

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