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Prince Andrew's removal from the last vestiges of royal life has not only altered his path - it's creating waves through his family too.

Sarah Ferguson's New Status

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

For Sarah, 66, the change will be the most visible.

Throughout this period, she has maintained the honorary royal post-marital designation Sarah, Duchess of York. Currently, she reverts to her birth name of Ferguson.

"She will have lost a bit of cachet over this," noted one monarchy expert. "She definitely does use the title – even her Twitter bio is @SarahTheDuchess."

But the relinquishment of her status may impact her much less than the controversy she's facing separately about her own links with the convicted financier.

Last month, multiple organizations dropped her as ambassador after correspondence from over a decade ago showed that she called Epstein her "greatest ally" and seemed to apologise for her public criticism of him.

Professional Endeavors and Philanthropy

Separate from her philanthropy, Ferguson also has various business ventures.

And these, too, are more probable to be impacted by the Epstein scandal than any alteration in status, says one royal commentator.

But Ferguson has been a great survivor in monarchical networks. She's kept bouncing back.

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

The Princesses

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

They continue to be referred to 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 crown, succeeded by his children Beatrice and Eugenie, in ninth and twelfth place respectively.

But in reality their positions are "low down" and will probably become even more remote as years pass.

Future Prospects

The princesses are also currently non-official royals, and while they do sometimes accept positions – Princess Eugenie was recently announced as a advisor for the King's Foundation program – commentators also say they "can't see a scenario" 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 unjust for it to impact them personally in the independent lives they are carving out for themselves," explains one royal commentator.

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

Final Impact

Ultimately, there seems to be little doubt that the person who will be most affected by all of this will be the Duke himself.

For a man who consistently enjoyed the trappings of royalty, the pomp and the ceremony, the relinquishment of his honors is profoundly embarrassing.

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