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Prince Andrew's removal from the final remnants of royal life has not only altered his path - it's creating waves through his immediate relatives too.

Fergie's New Status

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

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

Throughout this period, she has kept the courtesy royal divorcee title Sarah, Duchess of York. Now, she reverts to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a bit of cachet over this," noted one royal commentator. "She certainly does use the title – including her Twitter bio is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the relinquishment of her status may affect her much less than the scandal she's facing separately about her own connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

Last month, multiple organizations removed her as ambassador after an email from over a decade ago revealed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and appeared to express regret for her negative comments of him.

Professional Endeavors and Charity Work

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

And these, too, are more likely to be impacted by the Epstein scandal than any change in title, notes one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a remarkable endure in royal circles. She has continued bouncing back.

"She's the supreme perseverer and master of reinvention," commented one royal author.

The Daughters

For Andrew and Sarah's offspring, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, there's no formal change.

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

Additionally there is no modification to the line of succession.

Andrew remains eighth position to the crown, succeeded by his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth position in that order.

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

Future Prospects

Beatrice and Eugenie are also presently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes accept positions – The younger princess was recently announced as a mentor for the King's Foundation program – commentators also say they "don't envision a world" in which they would step up into royal duties.

"Regarding Beatrice and Eugenie go, I think there's an understanding of the fact that this scandal isn't about them, and it's not fair for it to affect them personally in the independent lives they are building for themselves," says one monarchy analyst.

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

Ultimate Consequences

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

For a man who always liked the trappings of royalty, the ceremony and the ceremony, the relinquishment of his honors is deeply humiliating.

So to not have these, on a individual basis, will really matter.